Teddy McGuire

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Teddy McGuire
Personal information
Full name Edward M. McGuire [1]
Date of birth(1893-08-12)12 August 1893
Place of birth Whiterigg, Scotland
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1915–1918 Heart of Midlothian 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward M. McGuire was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian as an inside right. [2]

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Personal life

McGuire served as a private in the Royal Scots during the First World War. [3] He was wounded in the arm by flying shrapnel on the first day on the Somme and as he fell, a machine gun bullet grazed his head. [4] McGuire was later invalided out of the army. [5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 1915–16 [1] Scottish First Division 21—1 [a] 031
Career total21—1031
  1. ↑ Appearance in Wilson Cup

References

  1. 1 2 "Edward M McGuire – Hearts Career – from 14 Aug 1915 to 03 Jan 1916". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ↑ "The Heart of Midlothian FC Players' Roll of Honour" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Brave Hearts: Scots footballers who died at the Somme". The Independent. 12 November 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "The Sporting Battalion". McCraes Battalion Trust. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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