William Berry (footballer)
Encyclopedia
William Hall Berry was a Scottish
footballer
who played for and the Scotland national team
.
Berry, an inside right
, joined Queen's Park from local club Rawcliffe as a teenager and remained with the Glasgow club for the remainder of his football career. He won the Scottish Cup
with the club in 1890 and won four caps
for the Scotland national team between 1888 and 1891. His older brother, Davidson
, also played for Queen's Park and was also a Scottish internationalist.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who played for and the Scotland national team
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
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Berry, an inside right
Inside forward
In football, the position of inside forward was popularly used in the late nineteenth and first half of the 20th centuries. The inside forwards would support the centre forwards, running and making space in the opposition defence, and, as the passing game developed, supporting him with passes...
, joined Queen's Park from local club Rawcliffe as a teenager and remained with the Glasgow club for the remainder of his football career. He won the Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
with the club in 1890 and won four caps
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for the Scotland national team between 1888 and 1891. His older brother, Davidson
Davidson Berry
Davidson Berry was a Scottish footballer who played for and the Scotland national team.Berry, an inside left / outside left, joined Queen's Park as a teenager in 1891. Aged just 18, he won his first cap for Scotland in March 1894 and scored in a 5-2 win over Wales...
, also played for Queen's Park and was also a Scottish internationalist.
External links
- International stats at Londonhearts.com