[1] Gold was also a member of the side that won the very first Spanish club to win an official title, the 1900–01 Copa Macaya with Hispania AC.
[2] Willie Gold was born in Newmilns, where he was introduced to football and to his wife, providing for his family as a textile worker employee at lace manufacturers Johnston, Shields & Co.
[3] Whilst out in the Catalan capital, the Scots began playing football against each other to pass the time, to undergo leisure initiatives, and to feel at home.
Escocès FC had a very short life and was broken up in November of the same year, and Hispania AC took advantage of its dissolution to incorporate several of its most prominent players, such as Gold, J.
[5] Gold played an important role in helping Hispania become the very first Spanish club to win an official title, netting two goals in a 0–10 trashing of Franco-Española.