Charlie McGill
Scottish footballer
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Charles McGill (3 February 1903 – 1988) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back.[2][3] He spent much of his career in the United States, most of it with Fall River,[4] where he won the American Soccer League three times (1925–26, 1928–29 and 1930). He returned to Scotland in 1931 where he spent seven years with Aberdeen, being part of the team that finished in third place in 1935–36 Scottish Division One table and runners-up in 1936–37, although he was not selected for the 1937 Scottish Cup Final.[1]
Date of birth
3 February 1903
Place of birth
Kilmarnock, Scotland
Date of death
1988 (aged 84–85) [1]
Place of death
Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1988 (aged 84–85) [1] | ||
| Place of death | Fall River, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921 –1922 | Darvel | ||
| 1922–1923 | Queen of the South | ||
| 1923–1924 | Heart of Midlothian | 6 | (0) |
| 1924 | → Solway Star (loan) | ||
| 1924–1925 | Third Lanark | 25 | (0) |
| 1925–1931 | Fall River | 223 | (0) |
| 1929 | → Boston Soccer Club (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 1930 | → Boston Bears (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1931–1938 | Aberdeen | 218 | (1) |
| 1938–1939 | Forres Mechanics | ||
| 1939–1940 | Forfar Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1935 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
McGill was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI against the English Football League XI in 1935.[5]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 1923–24 | Scottish Division One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Third Lanark | 1924–25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Fall River | 1925–26 | American Soccer League | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1926–27 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 1927–28 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| 1928–29 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
| Fall 1929 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1930 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 1931 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 223 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 228 | 0 | ||
| Boston Soccer Club (loan) | Fall 1929 | American Soccer League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Boston Bears (loan) | 1929–30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Aberdeen | 1931–32 | Scottish Division One | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1932–33 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 1933–34 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 1934–35 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 1935–36 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 1936–37 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1937–38 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 218 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 240 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 495 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 523 | 1 | ||
