Andrew McGeachen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1882 | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1904 | Cambuslang Hibernian[1] | ||
| 1901–1904 | Hibernian | 35 | (6) |
| 1904–1906 | Bradford City | ||
| 1906–1910 | Clyde | 13 | (5) |
| 1910 | Morton | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 86 | (20) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrew McGeachen (born 1882) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Career
[edit]McGeachen began his senior career with Hibernian, playing for the Leith club between 1901 and 1904. He scored the only goal of the 1902 Scottish Cup Final,[2] quickly followed by the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup[3] (defeating Celtic in both matches) and played in ten matches of the following 1902–03 Scottish Division One campaign as Hibs won the championship for the first time.[4]
He joined Bradford City in November 1904,[5] making 34 league appearances for the club, scoring nine goals; he also scored once in three FA Cup games.[6] He left Bradford in September 1906 to join Clyde.[5][7]
Sources
[edit]- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
[edit]- ^ Our Portrait Gallery. The Scottish Referee, 1 January 1912. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ "Scottish Cup Final 1902 – Hibernian 1-0 Celtic". The Edinburgh Reporter. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Hibernian v Celtic 6-2 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final: May 31, 1902), Play Up Liverpool
- ^ "[Hibernian player] McGeachan, Andrew". FitbaStats. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ a b Frost, p. 401
- ^ Frost, p. 385
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- 1882 births
- Scottish men's footballers
- Cambuslang Hibernian F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Clyde F.C. players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
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- Men's association football inside forwards
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