Frank Meechan
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Meechan | ||
Date of birth | 27 October 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Condorrat, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 20 August 1976 | (aged 46)||
Place of death | Cumbernauld, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Petershill | ||
1952–1958 | Celtic | 86 | (0) |
1958–1959 | → Stirling Albion (loan) | 6 | (0) |
International career | |||
– | Scottish League XI | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Francis Meechan (27 October 1929 – 20 August 1976) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender for Petershill, Celtic and Stirling Albion. He played for Celtic in three Scottish Cup Finals in the mid-1950s, beating Aberdeen in 1954 (as part of a double with the Scottish Football League, the club's first championship since the 1930s)[1] followed by defeats at the hands of Clyde in 1955 and Hearts in 1956.[2]
After retiring as a player Meechan became a scout for Celtic in a link with his local club Cumbernauld United (where a teenage Kenny Dalglish was farmed out for experience during the period), but died aged 46 – the Frank Meechan Memorial Charity Match in Cumbernauld was played in his memory.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ If You Know The History – 24th April 1954 Celtic 2 Aberdeen 1 Scottish Cup Final, Jim Craig Celtic Supporter's Club, 24 April 2013
- ^ (Celtic player) Meechan, Frank, FitbaStats
- ^ Trophy Times, Cumbernauld United FC
External links
[edit]- Frank Meechan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Francis Meechan, The Celtic Wiki
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 1976 deaths
- Footballers from North Lanarkshire
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Scottish men's footballers
- Petershill F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. non-playing staff
- Celtic F.C. players
- Stirling Albion F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- People from Cumbernauld
- People from Croy
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football defender, 1920s birth stubs