Bill Cranston

William Cranston was a Scottish professional footballer who represented Blackpool, Preston [North End] and Oldham Athletic throughout his career.
Cranston was a centre back who began his career at Blackpool, making 33 league appearances between 1961 and 1965. He joined Preston North End during the 1964-65 in [English football|1964-65] season and made 87 League appearances and scored 1 goal for the Deepdale club. He was named the club's Preston [North End Player of the Year Award Winners|Official Player of the Year] in 1969-70 despite only making 16 appearances that season. He moved to Oldham Athletic in 1970.
Later in his life, Cranston was a maintenance officer at Burnley Police Station.
Cranston died in January 2022, aged 79.