George McLay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Crossgates, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 22 October 1917 (aged 28)[1] | ||
| Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium | ||
| Playing position | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Glencraig Celtic | |||
| 1910–1915 | Raith Rovers | 79 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
George McLay MM (1889 – 22 October 1917) was a Scottish professional football right half who played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers.[2]
Personal life
McLay served as a sergeant in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and was awarded the Military Medal.[3] He was killed in action during the Battle of Passchendaele on 22 October 1917 and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.[1]
References
- 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ↑ http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1916-1917_(Fell).pdf
- ↑ "George McLay | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2016-09-17.
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