William McLean Clunas (29 April 1899 – 1 September 1967)[2] was a Scottish footballer who played for St Mirren, Sunderland, Morton and the Scotland national team, primarily in the right half position.
[4] He made his debut for Sunderland on 1 December 1923 against Huddersfield Town in a 2–1 win at Roker Park.
[5] Former Sunderland captain Raich Carter hailed Clunas as the best penalty kick taker he had ever seen; Clunas only missed two in his whole career,[4] scoring 26.
[6] Overall, during his time at Roker Park, he made 256 league appearances and scored 42 goals, and also played 16 times in the FA Cup, scoring twice.
[6] Clunas won two caps for Scotland, the first against England on 12 April 1924 in a 1–1 draw at Wembley,[7] and the second against Wales on 31 October 1925, a 3–0 win in which he scored the last goal.