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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Junior Omand
| name = Junior Omand
|fullname = William Omand<ref name="QPFC" />
| fullname = William Omand<ref name="QPFC" />
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=no|1931|9|14}}
| birth_date = 14 September 1931
|birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| death_date = {{death-date and age|January 2005|14 September 1931}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 February 2005 |title=In memoriam Brief lives: Those we have lost in the past seven days |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12407677.In_memoriam_Brief_lives__Those_we_have_lost_in_the_past_seven_days/ |access-date=4 September 2017 |website=HeraldScotland}}</ref>
|death_date = 18 January 2005
|death_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| death_place = Scotland
|position = [[Outside left]], [[left half]]
| position = [[Outside left]], [[left half]]
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1949
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1949
| youthclubs1 = [[Giffnock North AAC|Giffnock North]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Giffnock North AAC|Giffnock North]]
| youthyears2 = 1949–1951
| youthyears2 = 1949–1951
| youthclubs2 = [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]
| youthclubs2 = [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]
|years1 = 1951–1962
| years1 = 1951–1962
|clubs1 = [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]
| clubs1 = [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]
|caps1 = 258
| caps1 = 258
|goals1 = 63
| goals1 = 63
| nationalyears1 = 1953–1961
| nationalyears1 = 1953–1961
| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national amateur football team|Scotland Amateurs]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national amateur football team|Scotland Amateurs]]
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'''William''' "'''Junior'''" '''Omand''' (born 14 September 1931) was a Scottish amateur [[Association football|football]] [[outside left]] who made over 250 appearances in the [[Scottish Football League|Scottish League]] for [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]].<ref name="QPFC">{{cite web|url=http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/o/omandw.htm|title=QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website|last=|first=|date=|website=www.qpfc.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-10-21}}</ref><ref name="Hosie">{{Cite web|url=http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/Appearance%20Records%20-%20O.doc|title=Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scottish League appearance records – O|last=Hosie|first=Rab|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> He later became president of the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12400527.Junior_Omand_Ballboy__player_and_president_of_Queen_apos_s_Park_FC/|title=Junior Omand Ballboy, player and president of Queen's Park FC|website=Herald Scotland|access-date=2016-10-21}}</ref> Omand represented Scotland at [[Scotland national amateur football team|amateur]] level.<ref name="McColl">{{Cite web |url=http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/Forgotten%20Glories.pdf |title=FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974 |last=McColl |first=Brian |last2=Gorman |first2=Douglas |access-date=19 July 2017 |last3=Campbell |first3=George}}</ref>
'''William''' '''Omand''' (14 September 1931 – 2005), known as '''Junior Omand''', was Scottish amateur [[Association football|footballer]] who made over 250 appearances in the [[Scottish Football League|Scottish League]] for [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]] as an [[outside left]].<ref name="QPFC">{{Cite web |title=Omand, William (Junior) |url=http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/o/omandw.htm |access-date=21 October 2016 |website=QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website}}</ref><ref name="Hosie">{{Cite web |last=Hosie |first=Rab |title=Scottish League appearance records – O |url=http://sfha.org.uk/Appearance%20Records%20-%20O.doc |access-date=13 December 2016 |website=Scottish Football Historical Archive}}</ref> He later became president of the club.<ref name="HeraldScotland">{{Cite web |date=1 February 2005 |title=Junior Omand Ballboy, player and president of Queen's Park FC |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12400527.Junior_Omand_Ballboy__player_and_president_of_Queen_apos_s_Park_FC/ |access-date=21 October 2016 |website=Herald Scotland}}</ref> Omand represented Scotland at [[Scotland national amateur football team|amateur]] level and played for touring team [[Middlesex Wanderers A.F.C.|Middlesex Wanderers]].<ref name="HeraldScotland" /><ref name="McColl">{{Cite web |last1=McColl |first1=Brian |last2=Gorman |first2=Douglas |last3=Campbell |first3=George |title=Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974 |url=http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/Forgotten%20Glories.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728161609/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/Forgotten%20Glories.pdf |archive-date=28 July 2017 |access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> As a player, he was described as "something of a reversion to the traditional Scottish [[inside forward]], hunched over the ball and driving towards the opposition goal".<ref name="HeraldScotland" />

== Personal life ==
Omand attended [[Queen's Park Secondary School]].<ref name="HeraldScotland" />


== Honours ==
== Honours ==
'''[[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]'''
'''Queen's Park'''
* [[Scottish Football League Second Division|Scottish League Second Division]]: [[1955–56 Scottish Second Division|1955–56]]<ref name="QPFC" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fchd.info/QUEENSPG.HTM|title=Football Club History Database – Queen's Park [Glasgow]|website=fchd.info|access-date=2016-10-21}}</ref>
* [[Scottish Football League Division Two]]: [[1955–56 Scottish Division Two|1955–56]]<ref name="QPFC" /><ref>{{Fchd|id=QUEENSPG|name=Queen's Park F.C.}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:31, 3 November 2024

Junior Omand
Personal information
Full name William Omand[1]
Date of birth 14 September 1931
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death January 2005 (2005-02) (aged 73)[2]
Place of death Scotland
Position(s) Outside left, left half
Youth career
0000–1949 Giffnock North
1949–1951 Queen's Park
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1962 Queen's Park 258 (63)
International career
1953–1961 Scotland Amateurs 19 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Omand (14 September 1931 – 2005), known as Junior Omand, was Scottish amateur footballer who made over 250 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as an outside left.[1][3] He later became president of the club.[4] Omand represented Scotland at amateur level and played for touring team Middlesex Wanderers.[4][5] As a player, he was described as "something of a reversion to the traditional Scottish inside forward, hunched over the ball and driving towards the opposition goal".[4]

Personal life

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Omand attended Queen's Park Secondary School.[4]

Honours

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Queen's Park

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Omand, William (Junior)". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ^ "In memoriam Brief lives: Those we have lost in the past seven days". HeraldScotland. 5 February 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – O". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d "Junior Omand Ballboy, player and president of Queen's Park FC". Herald Scotland. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. ^ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. ^ Queen's Park F.C. at the Football Club History Database


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