Willie Ouchterlonie
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Willie Ouchterlonie is a Scottish
former footballer
who played as a striker
.
Ouchterlonie, whose brother Kinnaird
was also a footballer, began his career with local side Osborne before joining Dundee United
in September 1932. After scoring forty league goals in fifty-one matches, Ouchterlonie was susprisingly released in April 1934, going on to join Raith Rovers
. He later played for Barrow
and Wrexham before a one-game return to Tannadice
in January 1940, scoring twice.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
former footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who played as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
.
Ouchterlonie, whose brother Kinnaird
Kinnaird Ouchterlonie
Kinnaird 'Ken' Robb Richardson Ouchterlonie was a Scottish former footballer who played as an inside forward.Ouchterlonie, whose brother Willie was also a footballer, began his career with local side Lochee Harp before joining Celtic just before the start of the Second World War...
was also a footballer, began his career with local side Osborne before joining Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
in September 1932. After scoring forty league goals in fifty-one matches, Ouchterlonie was susprisingly released in April 1934, going on to join Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers F.C.
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the...
. He later played for Barrow
Barrow A.F.C.
Barrow A.F.C. are an English football club founded in 1901 based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Following promotion at the end of the 2007–08 season, they currently play in the Conference National. The club spent over fifty years in the Football League between 1921 and 1972, and have...
and Wrexham before a one-game return to Tannadice
Tannadice Park
Tannadice Park, usually referred to as Tannadice, is a football stadium located on Tannadice Street in the Scottish city of Dundee. The stadium is home of Dundee United F.C. and has a capacity of 14,209.-Early days :...
in January 1940, scoring twice.