Willie McNaught
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| Willie McNaught | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | William McNaught | |
| Date of birth | 7 May 1922 | |
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in | |
| Playing position | Left Back | |
| National team | ||
| 1950-1954 | Scotland | 5 (0) |
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Willie McNaught (born William McNaught, Dumfries, 7 May 1922) was a Scottish football. McNaught holds the Raith Rovers record for the number of appearances with the club of 657 between 1941 and 1961. McNaught gained 5 full Scotland caps.
But for the war McNaught may have been a player of his home town club Queen of the South. The stylish full back was spotted playing in army football by a Raith Rovers official who wasted no time in signing him.[1]
The 1950s is the decade of Rovers' most solid performances in which McNaught was a key player.
Willie McNaught gained 5 Scotland caps between 1950 and 1954.
Hearts legend Willie Bauld's tributes to his opponents were legion and seldom. Bauld though professed a great admiration for Willie McNaught as the man who gave Bauld his toughest games.[2]
The then veteran McNaught was fondly remember by Jim Menzies as a real gentleman.[3]
Tom Dawson played with McNaught in retirement with Fife all-stars commenting, "The guy that amazed me in those games was ex-Raith and Scotland star Willie McNaught. Even at the age of 52 he would just stroll through games."[4]
[edit] International career
| # | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 21, 1950 |  Wales |
Wales 1 Scotland 3 |
| 2 | Nov 1, 1950 |  Northern Ireland |
Scotland 6 Northern Ireland 1 |
| 3 | Dec 13, 1950 |  Austria |
Scotland 0 Austria 1 |
| 4 | Apr 5, 1952 |  England |
Scotland 1 England 2 |
| 5 | Nov 03, 1954 | Northern Ireland |
Scotland 2 Northern Ireland 2 |
