Andrew McCrae
Andrew Bowie McCrae (30 December 1886 – 17 November 1915) was a Scottish professional football outside right who played in the Scottish Football League for Queen's Park and Falkirk.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Bowie McCrae[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 December 1886 | ||
Place of birth | St Andrews, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 17 November 1915 28)[2] | (aged||
Place of death | Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey | ||
Playing position(s) | Outside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Denny Athletic | |||
1912–1913 | Falkirk | 5 | (2) |
1913–1914 | Queen's Park | 14 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Personal life
McCrae was educated at High School of Dundee, University of St Andrews and University of Dundee.[3] He studied Arts and Law at the latter institution and later worked for solicitors Gair & Gibson in Falkirk.[3][4] After the outbreak of the First World War, McCrae enlisted in the Lovat Scouts in September 1914 and was deployed to Gallipoli in September 1915.[3][5] He had been serving as an acting corporal when he died of wounds suffered at Suvla on 17 November 1915.[2][3] He was buried in Lala Baba Cemetery.[1]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Falkirk | 1912–13[6] | Scottish First Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | |
Queen's Park | 1913–14[2] | Scottish First Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Career total | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
- Appearance in Glasgow Cup
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References
- "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- "QPFC.com — A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- Ellsworth, Fred. "Queen's Park Counts the Cost Trench Warfare – Gallipoli and The Eastern Mediterranean" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- "University of Edinburgh roll of honour, 1914–1919" (PDF). p. 123. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- "McCrae A.B. :: Great War Dundee – This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home". www.greatwardundee.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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