Andrew McGeachen

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Andrew McGeachen
Personal information
Date of birth 1882
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1901–1904 Cambuslang Hibernian [1]
1901–1904 Hibernian 35 (6)
1904–1906 Bradford City
1906–1910 Clyde 13 (5)
1910 Morton 4 (0)
Total86(20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew McGeachen (born 1882) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

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Career

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]

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References

  1. ↑ Our Portrait Gallery. The Scottish Referee, 1 January 1912. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  2. ↑ "Scottish Cup Final 1902 – Hibernian 1-0 Celtic". The Edinburgh Reporter. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Hibernian v Celtic 6-2 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final: May 31, 1902), Play Up Liverpool
  4. ↑ "[Hibernian player] McGeachan, Andrew". FitbaStats. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  5. 1 2 Frost, p. 401
  6. ↑ Frost, p. 385
  7. ↑ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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