William McCann

Date of birth 1871
Place of birthRenfrewshire Scotland
NationalityScottish
PositionGoalkeeper

McCann found himself on the end of some horrific score-lines in his brief spell as Liverpool keeper, including a 5-0 beating by Sheffield Wednsesday in his last league appearance.

He also played for Abercorn, Paisley Celtic.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Liverpool 01 Jul 1894 01 Mar 1895

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1894-95 Liverpool FA Cup 2 1
1894-95 Liverpool League Division One 15 9 4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
01 Sep 1894 Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
03 Sep 1894 Burnley v Liverpool D 3-3 League Division One
08 Sep 1894 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 1-2 League Division One
13 Sep 1894 Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers L 1-2 League Division One
15 Sep 1894 West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool L 5-0 League Division One
22 Sep 1894 Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers D 2-2 League Division One
29 Sep 1894 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool L 3-1 League Division One
06 Oct 1894 Liverpool v Sheffield United D 2-2 League Division One
13 Oct 1894 Everton v Liverpool L 3-0 League Division One
20 Oct 1894 Liverpool v Stoke W 2-0 League Division One
27 Oct 1894 Aston Villa v Liverpool L 5-0 League Division One
03 Nov 1894 Liverpool v Burnley L 0-3 League Division One
10 Nov 1894 Stoke v Liverpool L 3-1 League Division One
01 Jan 1895 Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion W 4-0 League Division One
05 Jan 1895 Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool L 5-0 League Division One
11 Feb 1895 Liverpool v Barnsley St Peters W 4-0 FA Cup 1st round replay
16 Feb 1895 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest L 0-2 FA Cup 2nd round


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.