William Oswald (3 August 1900 – 24 May 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played professionally in Scotland, England and the United States.
[3] He chose to turn professional with Gillingham,[2] and contributed 3 goals from 13 appearances in the 1922–23 Third Division South before returning to Scotland.
[1] He spent the 1923–24 season with St Johnstone, mainly in the reserves, and then joined Dundee United in August 1924, initially on a month's trial.
He stayed with Albion for two seasons, but was unable to displace either Jack Nightingale or his former Dundee United teammate Tommy Simpson from the starting eleven, and scored twice from just 14 appearances.
[6] He remained in the United States, settling in Providence, Rhode Island, where he became a naturalized citizen in 1944[7] and died in May 1969.