Allan Lawrie
Gordon Allan Lawrie (24 May 1885 – 10 May 1915) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Scottish League for Aberdeen.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Gordon Allan Lawrie | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1885[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 May 1915 (aged 29)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Flanders, Belgium[3] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Orion | |||
| 1903– | Bon Accord Amateurs | ||
| –1906 | Shamrock | ||
| 1906–1908 | Aberdeen | 1 | (0) |
| → Harp | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Lawrie was born in Aberdeen, the son of John Lawrie and Jane Allan Lawrie.[1] Soon after the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Lawrie enlisted as a private in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.[3] He was serving in 'D' Company, 2nd Battalion when he was killed in Flanders on 10 May 1915.[3][5] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1906–07[4] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
gollark: You can now:- make threads- log in- create account- make post- markdown
gollark: And yet
gollark: At the very least, this could do IRC notifications.
gollark: Hmm, I wonder if I could somehow retrofit a forum on top of IRC in some crazy way.
gollark: I see.
References
- "1885 LAWRIE, GORDON ALLAN (Statutory registers Births 168/2 943)". Scotlandspeople.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". backoffice.afc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- "Allan Lawrie | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.