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]

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, 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
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
  1. Appearance in Glasgow Cup

References
  1. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. "QPFC.com — A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. Ellsworth, Fred. "Queen's Park Counts the Cost Trench Warfare – Gallipoli and The Eastern Mediterranean" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. "University of Edinburgh roll of honour, 1914–1919" (PDF). p. 123. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.


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