William Thomas Fraser (born 12 August 1945) is a Scottish former professional
footballer
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who played as an
outside left
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...
for
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. ...
in the
English Football League
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and for
Heart of Midlothian in the
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km so ...
.
He then moved to the United States, where he played in the
North American Soccer League for the
Boston Beacons
The Boston Beacons were an American soccer professional team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1968. The team was based in Boston and played their home games at Fenway Park. Originally intended to be a charter member ...
, the
Washington Darts and the
Miami Gatos. Fraser was selected to the
1970 NASL All-star First team, and as an All-star Honorable mention in
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
and
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
.
References
1945 births
Living people
Footballers from Edinburgh
Scottish men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Boston Beacons players
Washington Darts players
Miami Toros players
English Football League players
Scottish Football League players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Scottish expatriate men's footballers
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