Andrew McDermott (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 12 July 1915 (aged 26)[1] | ||
Place of death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Newtongrange Star | |||
1910–1911 | Leith Athletic | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Andrew McDermott (1889 – 12 July 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Leith Athletic.[1]
Personal life
McDermott worked as a lithographer.[1] After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, McDermott enlisted in the Royal Scots.[1] He was serving as a lance corporal when he received facial wounds at Gallipoli on 28 June 1915, from which he died on 12 July 1915.[1] He was commemorated on the Helles Memorial.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1915-1916_(Fell).pdf
- ↑ Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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