Alex McCurdie | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 January 1895 Trabboch, Scotland |
| Died |
24 April 1917 (aged 22)[1] Beaucamp, France |
Alexander McCurdie (7 January 1895 – 24 April 1917) was a Scottish professional football centre forward who played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock .[2][3]
Personal life[]
McCurdie attended Glasgow University.[4] In May 1915, 9 months after Britain's entry into the First World War, McCurdie enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.[4] He arrived on the Western Front in June 1916 and saw action at the Battle of the Ancre five months later.[4] By April 1917, he had been promoted to acting lance sergeant and had been recommended for the DCM.[4] McCurdie was killed while on patrol in Beaucamp, Nord on 24 April 1917 and he was buried in Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich.[4]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kilmarnock | 1913–14[3] | Scottish First Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1914–15[3] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
References[]
- ↑ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/239698/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917". http://www.scotlandswar.co.uk/pdf_Season_1916-1917_(Fell).pdf. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Kilmarnock Player Alex McCurdie Details". http://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/player.php?playerid=7096. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Lance Sergeant Alex McCurdie – 14th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders – Royals Remembered | Reading FC". https://www.readingfc.co.uk/club/history/royals-remembered/reading-fc-players/lance-sergeant-alex-mccurdie/. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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