Full name William Findlay Weir Name Findlay Weir Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland Role Footballer | Playing position Died July 9, 1918 Years Team Position Wing half | |
Date of birth (1889-04-18)18 April 1889 Date of death 9 July 1918(1918-07-09) (aged 29) | ||
Findlay Weir (18 April 1889 in Glasgow – 9 July 1918) was a professional footballer who played for clubs including Maryhill, Sheffield Wednesday and Tottenham Hotspur.
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Football career
Weir joined Tottenham from Sheffield Wednesday in 1912 where he featured in 71 matches and scoring one goal. The determined wing half played a total of 101 matches and scored on two occasions in all competitions for the White Hart Lane club between 1912 and 1915.
First world war
Weir was killed in action while serving in the First World War with the Royal Engineers on 9 July 1918.
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