William Clunas

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography William McLean Clunas (29 April 1899 – 1 September 1967)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played for St Mirren, Sunderland, Morton and the Scotland national team, primarily in the right half position.[2]

Club career

Clunas was born in Johnstone, Scotland.[3] He made his debut for Sunderland on 1 December 1923 against Huddersfield Town in a 2–1 win at Roker Park.[4] Former Sunderland captain Raich Carter hailed Clunas as the best penalty kick taker he had ever seen; Clunas only missed two in his whole career,[3] scoring 26.[5] Overall, during his time at Roker Park, he made 256 league appearances and scored 42 goals, and also played 16 times in the FA Cup, scoring twice.[5]

International career

Clunas won two caps for Scotland, the first against England on 12 April 1924 in a 1–1 draw at Wembley,[6] and the second against Wales on 31 October 1925, a 3–0 win in which he scored the last goal.[7][8]

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