Bill Cranston
William Cranston | |
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Born | 18 January 1942 |
Died | January 2022 (aged approximately 80) |
Nationality | Scottish |
Occupation | Professional Footballer |
William Cranston (18 January 1942 – January 2022) was a Scottish professional footballer who represented Blackpool, Preston North End and Oldham Athletic throughout his career.
Cranston was a centre back who began his career at Blackpool, making 33 league appearances between 1961 and 1965. He joined Preston North End during the 1964-65 season and made 87 League appearances and scored 1 goal for the Deepdale club. He was named the club's Official Player of the Year in 1969-70 despite only making 16 appearances that season. He moved to Oldham Athletic in 1970.
Later in his life, Cranston was a maintenance officer at Burnley Police Station.
Cranston died in January 2022, aged 79.[1]
References
- Specific
- ^ @BlackpoolFC (14 January 2022). "The Club was saddened to learn of the passing of former player Bill Cranston earlier this week. Our thoughts and…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- General
- Bill Cranston at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Blackpool F.C.'s official website – Whatever happened to... [permanent dead link]
- Blackpool at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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