Russell Moreland
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Edmund Russell Moreland[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1901[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Springburn, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1986 (aged 84–85) [1] | ||
| Place of death | Kirkintilloch, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1922 | Petershill | ||
| 1922–1927 | Queen's Park | 114 | (24) |
| 1927 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 | (0) |
| 1927–1928 | Hamilton Academical | 31 | (1) |
| 1928–1933 | Third Lanark | 87 | (3) |
| Total | 235 | (30) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1929–1934 | Third Lanark | ||
| 1935–1937 | Clyde | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Edmund Russell Moreland (1901–1986) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park, Heart of Midlothian, Hamilton Academical and Third Lanark as a forward or left half. In addition to managing Clyde, he served Third Lanark as player-manager and later as a board member.
After beginning his career with Petershill, Moreland played 11 seasons as a forward or left half for Scottish League clubs Queen's Park, Heart of Midlothian, Hamilton Academical and Third Lanark.[2][3] As a player, he was a member of Queen's Park's 1922–23 Second Division-winning team and later achieved the same feat as player-manager of Third Lanark in 1930–31.[3] After retiring as a player and departing Third Lanark in 1934, Moreland became manager of First Division club Clyde in 1935 and managed the club to consecutive Scottish Cup semi-finals during the 1935–36 and 1936–37 seasons.[2][3][4]
Representative career
Moreland was selected for the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield FA in 1925.[3][5]
Personal life
Moreland was also active as a boxing promoter and promoted the fights of Jackie Paterson.[2] He ran a sports emporium on Argyle Street in Glasgow, which went into liquidation in 1956.[2]
