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 (aged 28)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1913 | Falkirk | 5 | (1) |
| 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
After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, McCrae enlisted in the Lovat Scouts.[3] He had been serving as an acting corporal when he died of wounds suffered at Gallipoli on 17 November 1915.[2] He was buried in Lala Baba Cemetery.[1]
References
- 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 "QPFC.com — A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1915-1916_(Fell).pdf
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