William MacDonald

William Sinclair MacDonald MBE, DSC (28 August 1911 – 1978) was a Scottish amateur football wing half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and Edinburgh City. He was capped by Scotland at amateur level. Personal life MacDonald served as a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War and commanded and . Under his command, German U-boat was sunk by HMS Marigold on 16 November 1941, for which he was mentioned in dispatches. MacDonald was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in June 1942 and an MBE in March 1943. References Scottish men's footballers Queen's Park F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scotland men's amateur international footballers Men's association football wing halves 1911 births 1978 deaths People from Wick, Caithness Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Royal Navy officers of World War II Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) Members of the Order of the British Empire Edinburgh City F.C. (1928) players Date of death unknown