William McGlen

Position: half-back

England

HAN	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	57	40	9	8	151	49	+102	70.18
A	63	21	20	22	104	91	+13	33.33
N	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	0.00
TOTALS	122	61	30	31	256	142	+114	50.00

Name: William McGlen

Birthdate: 27-04-1921

Age: 105

Birthplace: Bedlington, Northumberland, England

Height: 5' 8" (1.73m)

Weight: 11st (69.85kg)

Years at Club: 1946-1952

Signing Info: Signed Trainee: 01/1946. Signed Professional: 05/1946

Previous Clubs:

Debut: 31/08/1946 v Grimsby Town (Maine Road) 2-1 (League Division One)

Farewell: Transferred to Lincoln City, 07/1952, £8,000

Passed Away: 23/12/1999

Biography



		League		League Cup		FA Cup		Charity Shield		European Cup		Europa League		Super Cup		Cup Winners Cup		Inter-cont Cup		World Clubs Cup

No	Season																					Season Goals	Season Apps
1.	1946-1947	1	33	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	35
2.	1947-1948	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13
3.	1948-1949	1	23	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	31
4.	1949-1950	0	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
5.	1950-1951	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27
6.	1951-1952	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
TOTALS		2	110	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	122

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

No	Opponent

1.	Leeds United	1	2
2.	Portsmouth	1	4

No	Opponent

1.	Liverpool	8	0
2.	Huddersfield Town	8	0
3.	Arsenal	6	0
4.	Sunderland	6	0
5.	Derby County	6	0
6.	Charlton Athletic	5	0
7.	Middlesbrough	5	0
8.	Stoke City	5	0
9.	Sheffield United	5	0
10.	Blackpool	5	0
11.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5	0
12.	Chelsea	4	0
13.	Aston Villa	4	0
14.	Bolton Wanderers	4	0
15.	Bradford Park Avenue	4	0
16.	Portsmouth	4	1
17.	Manchester City	4	0
18.	Preston North End	3	0
19.	Everton	3	0
20.	Newcastle United	3	0
21.	Fulham	3	0
22.	West Bromwich Albion	3	0
23.	Grimsby Town	2	0
24.	Leeds United	2	1
25.	Burnley	2	0
26.	Birmingham City	2	0
27.	Sheffield Wednesday	2	0
28.	Brentford	1	0
29.	Blackburn Rovers	1	0
30.	Nottingham Forest	1	0
31.	Bournemouth	1	0
32.	Yeovil Town	1	0
33.	Hull City	1	0
34.	Weymouth	1	0
35.	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0
36.	Oldham Athletic	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	No

1.	Kay, George	8
2.	Murray, Bill	6
3.	McMillan, Stuart	6
4.	Stephenson, George	6
5.	Seed, Jimmy	5
6.	McGrory, Bob	5
7.	Davison, Teddy	5
8.	Smith, Joe	5
9.	Birrell, Billy	4
10.	Bradford Park Avenue Committee	4
11.	Whittaker, Tom	4
12.	Preston North End Committee	3
13.	Massie, Alex	3
14.	Rowley, Walter	3
15.	Jack, David	3
16.	Cullis, Stan	3
17.	Thomson, Jock	3
18.	Jackson, Bob	3
19.	Dodgin(snr), Bill	3
20.	Smith, Jack	3
21.	Spencer, Charlie	2
22.	Gillow, Wilf	2
23.	Allison, George	2
24.	Kelly, Theo	2
25.	Steele, David	2
26.	Vizard, Ted	2
27.	Hampson, Billy	2
28.	Britton, Cliff	2
29.	Martin, George	2
30.	Taylor, Eric	2
31.	Curtis, Harry	1
32.	Hapgood, Eddie	1
33.	Walker, Billy	1
34.	Tinn, Jack	1
35.	Wild, Wilf	1
36.	Storer, Harry	1
37.	Lowe, Harry	1
38.	Stock, Alec	1
39.	Carter, Raich	1
40.	Brocklebank, Bob	1
41.	Gallagher, Paddy	1
42.	Aston Villa Directors	1
43.	Rowe, Arthur	1
44.	Ridding, Bill	1
45.	Hardwick, George	1
46.	Hill, Frank	1
47.	Seymour, Stan	1

No	MUFC Managers	Count

Busby, Matt

122

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Liverpool	8
2.	Huddersfield Town	8
3.	Arsenal	6
4.	Sunderland	6
5.	Derby County	6
6.	Charlton Athletic	5
7.	Middlesbrough	5
8.	Stoke City	5
9.	Sheffield United	5
10.	Blackpool	5
11.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5
12.	Chelsea	4
13.	Aston Villa	4
14.	Bolton Wanderers	4
15.	Bradford Park Avenue	4
16.	Portsmouth	4
17.	Manchester City	4
18.	Preston North End	3
19.	Everton	3
20.	Newcastle United	3
21.	Fulham	3
22.	West Bromwich Albion	3
23.	Grimsby Town	2
24.	Leeds United	2
25.	Burnley	2
26.	Birmingham City	2
27.	Sheffield Wednesday	2
28.	Brentford	1
29.	Blackburn Rovers	1
30.	Nottingham Forest	1
31.	Bournemouth	1
32.	Yeovil Town	1
33.	Hull City	1
34.	Weymouth	1
35.	Tottenham Hotspur	1
36.	Oldham Athletic	1

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

England

122

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division One	110
2.	FA Cup	12

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Maine Road	38
2.	Old Trafford	22
3.	Anfield	4
4.	Bloomfield Road	4
5.	Leeds Road	4
6.	Ayresome Park	3
7.	Baseball Ground	3
8.	Fratton Park	3
9.	Highbury	3
10.	Roker Park	3
11.	Victoria Ground	3
12.	Villa Park	3
13.	Bramall Lane	2
14.	Burnden Park	2
15.	Craven Cottage	2
16.	Deepdale	2
17.	Goodison Park	2
18.	Hillsborough	2
19.	Molineux	2
20.	Park Avenue	2
21.	The Hawthorns	2
22.	The Valley	2
23.	Turf Moor	2
24.	Boothferry Park	1
25.	Elland Road	1
26.	Ewood Park	1
27.	St Andrews	1
28.	St James Park, Newcastle	1
29.	Stamford Bridge	1
30.	White Hart Lane	1

No	Date	Opponent	Competition

Player has never been sent off during a match.

No	Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	Competition

Player never featured in a Cup Final.

Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000

No	Date	Opponents	Competition	Penaltys

Player has never scored a penalty for the club.

Date

Opponent

Competition

Own Goals

Player has never scored an own goal against the club.

No	Date	Opponent	Competition	Goals

Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.

All Matches played

No	Date ▲	Opponent	F-A	HAN		Scorers	Opponent scorers
1.	31-08-1946	Grimsby Town	2-1	H	0	Charlie Mitten 33', Jack Rowley 66'	James McGowan 51'
2.	04-09-1946	Chelsea	3-0	A	0	Jack Rowley 12', Stan Pearson 44', Charlie Mitten 75'
3.	07-09-1946	Charlton Athletic	3-1	A	0	Jack Rowley 22', Bert Johnson 29' (o.g.), Jimmy Hanlon 65'	Les Fell 50'
4.	11-09-1946	Liverpool	5-0	H	0	Stan Pearson 10', 15', 87', Jack Rowley 36', Charlie Mitten 49'
5.	14-09-1946	Middlesbrough	1-0	H	0	Jack Rowley 40'
6.	21-09-1946	Stoke City	2-3	A	0	Jimmy Hanlon 72', Jimmy Delaney 77'	George Antonio 20', Fred Steele 57', 58'
7.	28-09-1946	Arsenal	5-2	H	0	Jimmy Hanlon 30', 39', William Wrigglesworth 70' (pen), Jack Rowley 77', 89'	Reg Lewis 27', Ian McPherson 57'
8.	05-10-1946	Preston North End	1-1	H	0	William Wrigglesworth 60'	Willie McIntosh 25'
9.	12-10-1946	Sheffield United	2-2	A	0	Jack Rowley 32', 74'	Alex Forbes 70', Charles Thompson 83'
10.	19-10-1946	Blackpool	1-3	A	0	Jimmy Delaney 85'	George Farrow 2', Stan Mortensen 3', George Dick 64'
11.	26-10-1946	Sunderland	0-3	H	0		Cliff Whitelum 5', 47', 75'
12.	02-11-1946	Aston Villa	0-0	A	0
13.	09-11-1946	Derby County	4-1	H	0	Stan Pearson 19', 24', Charlie Mitten 32', Jack Rowley 55'	Raich Carter 15'
14.	16-11-1946	Everton	2-2	A	0	Stan Pearson 3', Jack Rowley 5'	Ephraim Dodds 4', 14'
15.	23-11-1946	Huddersfield Town	5-2	H	0	Charlie Mitten 1', 81', Jack Rowley 15', Johnny Morris 71', 80'	Arthur Thompson 16', Jim Glazzard 46'
16.	30-11-1946	Wolves	2-3	A	0	Jimmy Delaney 29', Jimmy Hanlon 65'	Dennis Westcott 34', 77', Johnny Hancocks 85'
17.	07-12-1946	Brentford	4-1	H	0	Jack Rowley 2', 47', 68', Charlie Mitten 70'	Archie Macauley 50'
18.	14-12-1946	Blackburn Rovers	1-2	A	0	Johnny Morris 80'	John Smith 22', 44'
19.	25-12-1946	Bolton Wanderers	2-2	A	0	Jack Rowley 10', 20'	Nat Lofthouse 62', Tom Woodward 70',
20.	26-12-1946	Bolton Wanderers	1-0	H	0	Stan Pearson 2'
21.	04-01-1947	Charlton Athletic	4-1	H	0	Ronald Burke 17', 37', Stan Pearson 46', Edward Buckle 89' (pen)	Chris Duffy 80'
22.	11-01-1947	Bradford Park Avenue	3-0	A	0	Edward Buckle 11', Jack Rowley 43', 85'
23.	18-01-1947	Middlesbrough	4-2	A	0	Stan Pearson 52', 75', Edward Buckle 64', Johnny Morris 72'	Mick Fenton 43', Wilf Mannion 80'
24.	25-01-1947	Nottingham Forest	0-2	H	0		Eddie Barks 31', Colin Lyman 68'
25.	01-02-1947	Arsenal	2-6	A	0	Stan Pearson 10', Johnny Morris 43'	Tommy Rudkin 20', Jimmy Logie 28', Ian McPherson 48', Ronnie Rooke 70', 72', 75'
26.	15-03-1947	Derby County	3-4	A	0	Ronald Burke 19', 43', Stan Pearson 25'	George Antonio 9', Raich Carter 27', Frank Broome 49', 77'
27.	22-03-1947	Everton	3-0	H	0	Jimmy Delaney 28', Ronald Burke 57', John Warner 86'
28.	29-03-1947	Huddersfield Town	2-2	A	0	Jimmy Delaney 1', Stan Pearson 67'	Alf Whittingham 38', Peter Doherty 87'
29.	05-04-1947	Wolves	3-1	H	0	Jimmy Hanlon 24', Jack Rowley 55', 67'	Dennis Westcott 53'
30.	07-04-1947	Leeds United	3-1	H	0	Ronald Burke 2', 75', Jimmy Delaney 51'	David Cochrane 13'
31.	08-04-1947	Leeds United	2-0	A	1	Ronald Burke 30', William McGlen 70'
32.	26-04-1947	Portsmouth	1-0	A	0	Jimmy Delaney 47'
33.	03-05-1947	Liverpool	0-1	A	0		Albert Stubbins 12'
34.	10-05-1947	Preston North End	1-1	A	0	Stan Pearson 10'	Andy McLaren 60'
35.	26-05-1947	Sheffield United	6-2	H	0	Stan Pearson 2', Jack Rowley 8', 14', 64', Johnny Morris 61', 65'	Colin Collindridge 19', Albert Nightingale 39'
36.	23-08-1947	Middlesbrough	2-2	A	0	Jack Rowley 64', 75'	Mick Fenton 16', 19'
37.	27-08-1947	Liverpool	2-0	H	0	Johnny Morris 26', Stan Pearson 69'
38.	30-08-1947	Charlton Athletic	6-2	H	0	Johnny Morris 10' (pen), Stan Pearson 16', Jack Rowley 22', 38', 68', 82'	Charlie Vaughan 41', 70'
39.	03-09-1947	Liverpool	2-2	A	0	Charlie Mitten 2', Stan Pearson 15'	Albert Stubbins 48', Jack Balmer 67' (pen)
40.	06-09-1947	Arsenal	1-2	A	0	Johnny Morris 43'	Ronnie Rooke 25', Reg Lewis 65'
41.	08-09-1947	Burnley	0-0	A	0
42.	13-09-1947	Sheffield United	0-1	H	0		Harold Brook 11'
43.	20-09-1947	Manchester City	0-0	A	0
44.	27-09-1947	Preston North End	1-2	A	0	Johnny Morris 61'	Bobbie Beattie 10', Andy McLaren 66'
45.	04-10-1947	Stoke City	1-1	H	0	Jimmy Hanlon 15'	Tom Kiernan 8'
46.	11-10-1947	Grimsby Town	3-4	H	0	Charlie Mitten 55', Jack Rowley 60', Johnny Morris 76'	William Cairns 14', 23', 40', Thomas Blenkinsopp 86'
47.	18-10-1947	Sunderland	0-1	A	0		Len Duns 80'
48.	27-03-1948	Huddersfield Town	2-0	A	0	Stan Person 32', Ronnie Burke 63'
49.	23-08-1948	Blackpool	3-0	A	0	Charlie Mitten 51', 84', Stan Pearson 87'
50.	04-09-1948	Huddersfield Town	4-1	H	0	Charlie Mitten 1' (pen), Stan Pearson 32', 74', Jimmy Delaney 35'	Peter Doherty 78'
51.	08-09-1948	Wolves	2-3	A	0	Johnny Morris 6', Jack Rowley 53'	Johnny Hancocks 9', 75' (pen), Sammy Smyth 76'
52.	11-09-1948	Manchester City	0-0	A	0
53.	18-09-1948	Sheffield United	2-2	A	0	Edward Buckle 71', Stan Pearson 73'	Colin Collindridge 20', George Jones 24
54.	25-09-1948	Aston Villa	3-1	H	0	Charlie Mitten 20' (pen), ??, Stan Pearson ??	George Edwards 3'
55.	02-10-1948	Sunderland	1-2	A	0	Jack Rowley 86'	Dickie Davis 2', Tommy Reynolds 58'
56.	20-11-1948	Birmingham City	3-0	H	0	Stan Pearson 22', Jack Rowley 33', Johnny Morris 44'
57.	27-11-1948	Middlesbrough	4-1	A	0	Jack Rowley 12', 60', 69', Jimmy Delaney 73'	Alex McCrae 88'
58.	04-12-1948	Newcastle United	1-1	H	0	Charlie Mitten 88'	George Stobbart 81'
59.	11-12-1948	Portsmouth	2-2	A	1	Charlie Mitten 45' (pen), William McGlen 88'	Jack Froggatt 60', Ike Clarke 63'
60.	18-12-1948	Derby County	3-1	A	0	Ronald Burke 19', 27', Stan Pearson 60'	Bert Mozley 35'
61.	25-12-1948	Liverpool	0-0	H	0
62.	27-12-1948	Liverpool	2-0	A	0	Ronald Burke 54', Stan Pearson 57'
63.	01-01-1949	Arsenal	2-0	H	0	Charlie Mitten 10', Ronald Burke 84'
64.	08-01-1949	Bournemouth	6-0	H	0	Ronald Burke 27', 51', Stan Pearson 33', Jack Rowley 49', 77', Charlie Mitten 52'
65.	22-01-1949	Manchester City	0-0	H	0
66.	29-01-1949	Bradford Park Avenue	1-1	H	0	Charlie Mitten 53'	Gerry Henry 29'
67.	05-02-1949	Bradford Park Avenue	1-1	A	0	Charlie Mitten 31'	Arthur Farrell 33' (pen)
68.	07-02-1949	Bradford Park Avenue	5-0	H	0	Ronald Burke 25', 65', Jack Rowley 55', 57', Stan Pearson 75'
69.	12-02-1949	Yeovil Town	8-0	H	0	Jack Rowley 6', 12', 22', 65', 88', Ronald Burke 44', 47', Charlie Mitten 72'
70.	19-02-1949	Aston Villa	1-2	A	0	Jack Rowley 81'	John Dixon 49', Trevor Ford 80'
71.	26-02-1949	Hull City	1-0	A	0	Stan Pearson 75'
72.	05-03-1949	Charlton Athletic	3-2	A	0	Stan Pearson 4', 62', John Downie 52'	Syd O'Linn 51', Charlie Vaughan 88'
73.	12-03-1949	Stoke City	3-0	H	0	Jack Rowley 45', John Downie 57', Charlie Mitten 71'
74.	19-03-1949	Birmingham City	0-1	A	0		Len Boyd 49'
75.	26-03-1949	Wolves	1-1	N	0	Charlie Mitten 24'	Sammy Smyth 12'
76.	02-04-1949	Wolves	0-1	N	0		Sammy Smyth 85'
77.	06-04-1949	Huddersfield Town	1-2	A	0	Jack Rowley 75'	Peter Doherty 31' (pen), Vic Metcalfe 55'
78.	09-04-1949	Chelsea	1-1	H	0	Charlie Mitten 80' (pen)	John McInnes 74'
79.	04-05-1949	Sheffield United	3-2	H	0	Charlie Mitten 47', Stan Pearson 67', John Downie 83'	George Jones 15', Dennis Thompson 16'
80.	08-10-1949	Charlton Athletic	3-2	H	0	Charlie Mitten 15' (pen), 39', Jack Rowley 68'	Charlie Vaughan 55' Charlie Purves 88'
81.	05-11-1949	Huddersfield Town	6-0	H	0	Jack Rowley 6', 47', Stan Pearson 39', 75', Jimmy Delaney 87', Charlie Mitten 89'
82.	19-11-1949	Middlesbrough	2-0	H	0	Stan Pearson 52', Jack Rowley 65'
83.	26-11-1949	Blackpool	3-3	A	0	Thomas Bogan 1', Stan Pearson 25', 60'	Eddie Shimwell 70' (pen) William McIntosh 74', Harry Johnson 90'
84.	03-12-1949	Newcastle United	1-1	H	0	Charlie Mitten 37'	Thomas Walker 17'
85.	10-12-1949	Fulham	0-1	A	0		Bedford Jezzard 7'
86.	17-12-1949	Derby County	0-1	H	0		Jack Stamps 81'
87.	24-12-1949	West Bromwich Albion	2-1	A	0	Thomas Bogan 8', Jack Rowley 38'	Dave Walsh 68'
88.	26-12-1949	Arsenal	2-0	H	0	Stan Pearson 2', 30'
89.	27-12-1949	Arsenal	0-0	A	0
90.	31-12-1949	Manchester City	2-1	A	0	Jimmy Delaney 55', Stan Pearson 75'	Andy Black 10'
91.	07-01-1950	Weymouth	4-0	H	0	Jack Rowley 32', 89', Stan Pearson 35', Jimmy Delaney 51'
92.	14-01-1950	Chelsea	1-0	H	0	Charlie Mitten 52'
93.	21-01-1950	Stoke City	1-3	A	0	Charlie Mitten 81'	George Mountford 10' 75', Frank Bowyer 76'
94.	19-08-1950	Fulham	1-0	H	0	Stan Pearson 63'
95.	23-08-1950	Liverpool	1-2	A	0	Jack Rowley 30'	William Liddell 12', Reg Allen 37' (o.g.)
96.	26-08-1950	Bolton Wanderers	0-1	A	0		Nat Lofthouse 78'
97.	30-08-1950	Liverpool	1-0	H	0	John Downie 23'
98.	02-09-1950	Blackpool	1-0	H	0	Thomas Bogan 8'
99.	04-09-1950	Aston Villa	3-1	A	0	Jack Rowley 14', 65', Stan Pearson 61'	Trevor Ford 80'
100.	09-09-1950	Tottenham Hotspur	0-1	A	0		Sonny Walters 44'
101.	07-10-1950	Sheffield Wednesday	3-1	H	0	John Downie 7', Harry McShane 31', Jack Rowley 37'	Hugh McJarrow 89'
102.	21-10-1950	Portsmouth	0-0	H	0
103.	09-12-1950	Huddersfield Town	3-2	A	0	John Aston Snr 13', 75', Clifford Birkett 56'	Vic Metcalfe 32' (pen), Jeff Taylor 42'
104.	16-12-1950	Fulham	2-2	A	0	Stan Pearson 52', 62'	Arthur Stevens 10', 27' (pen)
105.	23-12-1950	Bolton Wanderers	2-3	H	0	Stan Pearson 11', John Aston Snr 49'	Harry Webster 2', Nat Lofthouse 38', 62'
106.	25-12-1950	Sunderland	1-2	A	0	John Aston Snr 2'	Tommy Wright 5', 62'
107.	26-12-1950	Sunderland	3-5	H	0	John Aston Snr 2', Thomas Bogan 44', 75'	Billy Bingham 3', Dickie Davis 61', Ivor Broadis 29', 30', 40'
108.	06-01-1951	Oldham Athletic	4-1	H	0	Stan Pearson 28', John Aston Snr 42', Archie Whyte 49' (o.g.), Brian Birch 73'	Les Smith 43'
109.	26-02-1951	Sheffield Wednesday	4-0	A	0	Stan Pearson 3', John Downie 36', Jack Rowley 55', Harry McShane 70'
110.	10-03-1951	Portsmouth	0-0	A	0
111.	17-03-1951	Everton	3-0	H	0	John Aston Snr 1', John Downie 11', Stan Pearson 37'
112.	23-03-1951	Derby County	2-0	H	0	John Downie 40', John Aston Snr 68'
113.	24-03-1951	Burnley	2-1	A	0	Harry McShane 18', John Aston Snr 60'	Roy Stephenson 21'
114.	26-03-1951	Derby County	4-2	A	0	Stan Pearson 20', John Downie 40', Jack Rowley 44', John Aston Snr 84'	Jack Stamps 26', Reg Harrison 36'
115.	31-03-1951	Chelsea	4-1	H	0	Stan Pearson 28', 33', 75', Harry McShane 38'	Stan Willemse 13'
116.	07-04-1951	Stoke City	0-2	A	0		Harry Oscroft 27', Albert Mullard 42'
117.	14-04-1951	West Bromwich Albion	3-0	H	0	Jack Rowley 27', Stan Pearson 84', John Downie 85'
118.	21-04-1951	Newcastle United	2-0	A	0	Jack Rowley 7', Stan Pearson 35'
119.	28-04-1951	Huddersfield Town	6-0	H	0	Harry McShane 6', 67', Jack Rowley 25' (pen), John Aston Snr 40', 65', John Downie 50'
120.	05-05-1951	Blackpool	1-1	A	0	John Downie 32'	William Perry 60'
121.	18-08-1951	West Bromwich Albion	3-3	A	0	Jack Rowley 9', 69', 79'	Ronnie Allen 19', Arthur Smith 62', 67'
122.	20-10-1951	Sunderland	0-1	H	0		Dickie Davis 70'

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