Russell Moreland
Personal information
Full name Thomas Edmund Russell Moreland[1]
Date of birth 1901[2]
Place of birth Springburn, Scotland
Date of death 1986 (aged 84–85)[1]
Place of death Kirkintilloch, Scotland
Position(s) Forward, left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1922 Petershill
1922–1927 Queen's Park 114 (24)
1927 Heart of Midlothian 3 (0)
1927–1928 Hamilton Academical 31 (1)
1928–1933 Third Lanark 87 (3)
Total 235 (30)
Managerial career
1929–1934 Third Lanark
1935–1937 Clyde
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Edmund Russell Moreland (1901–1986) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park, Heart of Midlothian, Hamilton Academical and Third Lanark as a forward or left half. In addition to managing Clyde, he served Third Lanark as player-manager and later as a board member.

Club career

After beginning his career with Petershill, Moreland played 11 seasons as a forward or left half for Scottish League clubs Queen's Park, Heart of Midlothian, Hamilton Academical and Third Lanark.[2][3] As a player, he was a member of Queen's Park's 1922–23 Second Division-winning team and later achieved the same feat as player-manager of Third Lanark in 1930–31.[3] After retiring as a player and departing Third Lanark in 1934, Moreland became manager of First Division club Clyde in 1935 and managed the club to consecutive Scottish Cup semi-finals during the 1935–36 and 1936–37 seasons.[2][3][4]

Representative career

Moreland was selected for the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield FA in 1925.[3][5]

Personal life

Moreland was also active as a boxing promoter and promoted the fights of Jackie Paterson.[2] He ran a sports emporium on Argyle Street in Glasgow, which went into liquidation in 1956.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1922–23[6] Scottish Second Division 20 19 4 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 1 26 20
1923–24[6] Scottish First Division 25 3 5 1 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 32 4
1924–25[6] 27 3 2 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 31 3
1925–26[6] 37 1 2 0 5[lower-alpha 3] 0 44 1
1926–27[6] 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 114 24 13 1 11 1 138 28
Heart of Midlothian 1926–27[7] Scottish First Division 3 0 ― 0 0 3 0
Hamilton Academical 1927–28[8] Scottish First Division 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Third Lanark 1928–29[3] Scottish First Division 21 0 2 0 ― 23 0
1929–30[3] Scottish Second Division 23 0 0 0 ― 23 0
1930–31[3] 17 3 1 0 ― 18 3
1931–32[3] Scottish First Division 21 0 1 0 ― 22 0
1932–33[3] 5 0 2 0 ― 7 0
Total 87 3 6 0 ― 93 3
Career total 235 28 20 1 11 1 266 30
  1. ↑ Appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  2. 1 2 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  3. ↑ 3 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

Manager

Team From To Record Ref
GWDLWin %
Third Lanark July 1929 December 1934 225 109 39 77 048.44 [9]
Clyde February 1935 October 1937 117 38 25 54 032.48 [4]
Total 342 147 64 131 042.98 —

Honours

As a player

Queen's Park

Third Lanark

As a manager

Third Lanark

  • Scottish League Second Division: 1930–31[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ross, David (2013). Gaffers: An A-Z of Scottish Football Managers. Scotland. pp. 260–261. ISBN 9781470927103. OCLC 914184510.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. 1 2 "Clyde Manager Russell Moreland, Games Managed". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Malcolm, Tommy (2010). Glasgow v Sheffield: A Tale of Two Footballing Cities 1874–1960.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Moreland, Russell E." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Russell Moreland – Hearts Career – from 19 Mar 1927 to 02 Apr 1927". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "1927–28". Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Third Lanark Manager Russell Moreland Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.