William McCurdy (footballer)

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William McCurdy
Personal information
Date of birth(1876-09-04)4 September 1876
Place of birth Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Vale of Clyde 0 (0)
1900–1901 Luton Town 0 (0)
1901–1902 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
1902–1904 New Brompton 52 (0)
1904–1905 Tottenham Hotspur 12 (0)
1905–1906 New Brompton 0 (0)
1906–1910 Luton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William McCurdy (born 4 September 1876) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Luton Town, New Brompton, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur.

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Career

Born in Bridgeton, Glasgow, McCurdy first played for local team Vale of Clyde in Scotland before moving to England. [1] He first had a spell with Luton Town at the turn of the century and then moved to Nottingham Forest before the season ended. After one full season in Nottingham McCurdy next joined New Brompton. [1] He spent two seasons with the Kent-based club and was a regular in the team, playing 30 times in all competitions in his first season and 28 times in his second. [2]

In May 1904 McCurdy moved to London to join Tottenham Hotspur and stayed there for one season. [1] His debut game occurred on 19 September 1904 in the Western League where Tottenham played Queens Park Rangers in a 4–1 spectacle. [1] [3] In all McCurdy made 12 Southern League appearances, 10 in the Western League and another seven recording a total of 29 appearances for the club. [1]

After being released by Tottenham at the end of the season McCurdy returned to New Brompton for one season and then back to Luton where he stayed for four seasons before retiring from the sport. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Goodwin 1992, p. 240.
  2. ↑ Brown 2003, pp. 16, 17.
  3. ↑ Soar 1995, p. 237.

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