Charlie McCormack
Scottish footballer
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Charles McCormack (29 April 1895 – 1975) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back, mainly for Third Lanark and Hamilton Academical, as well as a short spell at Ayr United before retiring.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles McCormack | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1895[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Garnkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1975 (aged 79–80) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Bellshill Athletic | ||
| 1915–1924 | Third Lanark | 234 | (4) |
| 1924–1928 | Hamilton Academical | 101 | (7) |
| 1928–1929 | Ayr United | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 337 | (11) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He made more than 350 appearances in the Scottish Football League's top division and the Scottish Cup across 14 seasons[3] but won no major trophies, the closest he got being a defeat to Rangers in the Glasgow Cup final in 1923.[4] He was involved in a memorable match while playing for Hamilton against Rangers in 1927: required to take over as goalkeeper when Alex Binnie suffered a broken leg, his team were awarded a penalty which he scored, and the opposition then missed a penalty of their own. Rangers eventually equalised but McCormack made several saves and Accies held out for a draw.[5][2]
McCormack toured North America in the summer of 1921 with 'Scotland' (in reality, Third Lanark with a number of capable guest players);[6][7][1] no other representative honours came his way.
