| Andrew McCrae | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 December 1886 St Andrews, Scotland |
| Died |
17 November 1915 (aged 28)[1] Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey |
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.[1]
Personal life[]
McCrae was educated at High School of Dundee, University of St Andrews and University of Dundee.[2] He later worked for solicitors Gair & Gibson in Falkirk.[2] After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, McCrae enlisted in the Lovat Scouts and was deployed to Gallipoli in September 1915.[2] He had been serving as an acting corporal when he died of wounds suffered at Suvla on 17 November 1915.[1][2] He was buried in Lala Baba Cemetery.[3]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Falkirk | 1912–13[4] | Scottish First Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | |
| Queen's Park | 1913–14[1] | 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
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "QPFC.com — A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/mc/mccraeab.htm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ellsworth, Fred. "Queen’s Park Counts the Cost Trench Warfare – Gallipoli and The Eastern Mediterranean". p. 4. http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Queens-Park-Counts-the-Cost-Gallipoli-and-The-Middle-East-April-1st-2016.pdf.
- ↑ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/606884/.
- ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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