Donald Sillars

Donald Currie Sillars (30 October 1868 – 25 September 1905) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a half-back or (in emergencies) right back for Battlefield, Pollokshields Athletic, Queen's Park,[1] Rangers[2] and Scotland.[3][4][5] Sillars was also a captain in the Glasgow Highlanders.

Sillars in Scotland kit, 1892

Sillars died after being found injured on the Paisley and Barrhead Railway Line.[6]

See also

References
  1. Name: Sillars, Donald Currie, QPFC.com
  2. (Rangers player) Sillars, ?, FitbaStats
  3. (Smith 2013, p. 258)
  4. Donald Sillars at the Scottish Football Association
  5. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Tragic death of an international football player". Lothian Courier: 3. 29 September 1905.
Sources
  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
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