Andrew McCrae

Andrew McCrae
Personal information
Full name Andrew Bowie McCrae[1]
Date of birth 30 December 1886
Place of birth St Andrews, Scotland
Date of death 17 November 1915(1915-11-17) (aged 28)[2]
Place of death Gallipoli, Turkey
Playing position 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

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 life

McCrae was educated at High School of Dundee, University of St Andrews and University of Dundee.[3] He later worked for solicitors Gair & Gibson in Falkirk.[3] 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.[3] 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
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[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
  1. ↑ Appearance in Glasgow Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "QPFC.com — A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Ellsworth, Fred. "Queen's Park Counts the Cost Trench Warfare – Gallipoli and The Eastern Mediterranean" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.


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