Donald Currie Sillars (30 October 1868 – 25 September 1905) was a Scottish

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, who played as a half-back or (in emergencies)

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for

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, Pollokshields Athletic, Queen's Park,

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and

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. Sillars was also a captain in the

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

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1868 births 1905 deaths Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Queen's Park F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Men's association football fullbacks People from Govan Footballers from Glasgow Pollokshields Athletic F.C. players Battlefield F.C. players Railway accident deaths in Scotland {{Scotland-footy-defender-1860s-stub

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