He played for several league clubs in Scotland and England, with his longest spells at Aberdeen and Alloa Athletic.
He was signed by Celtic in April 1898 and scored in his single league appearance before being released by the Glasgow club in October of the same year in a cost-cutting measure.
[1] McAulay was picked up by Sheffield Wednesday but only featured for their reserves and went back to Scotland on loan to Dundee.
He then moved to Walsall Town Swifts, and in the three subsequent seasons turned out for Aston Villa,[2] Portsmouth and Middlesbrough.
Whilst at Walsall he scored a hat-trick of penalties in the second half of his club's 7-3 win against Luton Town.