Junior Omand

Junior Omand
Personal information
Full name William Omand
Date of birth 14 September 1931
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death January 2005(2005-01-00) (aged 73)
Place of death Scotland
Positions
Youth career
–1949 Giffnock North
1949–1951 Queen's Park
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1962 Queen's Park 258 (63)
International career
1953–1961 Scotland Amateurs 19 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Omand (14 September 1931 – 2005), known as Junior Omand, was Scottish amateur footballer who made over 250 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as an outside left. He later became president of the club. Omand represented Scotland at amateur level and played for touring team Middlesex Wanderers. As a player, he was described as "something of a reversion to the traditional Scottish inside forward, hunched over the ball and driving towards the opposition goal".

Personal life

Omand attended Queen's Park Secondary School.

Honours

Queen's Park

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Omand, William (Junior)". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "In memoriam Brief lives: Those we have lost in the past seven days". HeraldScotland. 5 February 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – O". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Junior Omand Ballboy, player and president of Queen's Park FC". Herald Scotland. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. ↑ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Queen's Park F.C. at the Football Club History Database