George McGeachie (footballer, born 1939)

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George McGeachie
Personal information
Full name George McGeachie [1]
Date of birth (1939-09-09) 9 September 1939 (age 83) [2]
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1956–1963 Dundee 77 (8)
1964–1967 Darlington 119 (9)
Total196(17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George McGeachie (born 9 September 1939) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a left winger in the Scottish Football League for Dundee and in the English Football League for Darlington in the 1950s and 1960s. [2]

McGeachie was born in Falkirk, where he attended Falkirk High School. [2] From there he signed for Dundee as a part-timer, combining football with acquiring a science degree and then teaching. [3] [4] He made his debut as a 17-year-old, and was able to establish himself as a regular in the team, but by the 1961–62 season, when Dundee won the league title for the first time, he had become a fringe member of the squad. [5]

In 1963, McGeachie moved to the north-east of England to work for ICI. [3] He also signed for Fourth Division club Darlington. He made his debut on 25 January 1964 in the club's record defeat, 10–0 against Doncaster Rovers, [6] and went on to be part of the promotion-winning team of 1965–66. [7] He had played regularly – 135 matches in all competitions in less than three years and ever-present in the promotion season – but suffered cartilage damage in October 1966 that put an end to his career. [3] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "George McGeachie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "George McGeachie". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Creaky blighter". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Morgan, James (2011). In Search of Alan Gilzean. Back Page Press. p. 49. ISBN   978-0-9564971-1-6.
  5. ↑ Morgan, p. 40. "Cousin, McGeachie and Cox would all contribute when Dundee won the league in 1962. Cox and Cousin were key members of the team."
  6. ↑ Amos, Mike (9 October 2007). "Crook's cricketing heroes reunited". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Class of '66 reunited at Fortress Feethams". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 19 January 2003. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Leo plans to play at 80". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 14 January 2003. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
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