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Charlie McCormack

Charlie McCormack

Scottish footballer

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]

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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.

References

  1. [1]
    "Scots on tour in 1921". Scottish Sport History. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. [2]
    McCormack, Charlie (1924), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  3. [3]
    John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. [4]
    Glasgow Cup Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 1 October 1923
  5. [5]
    Rangers Drop A Point., The Scotsman, 18 April 1927, via London Hearts Supporters Club
  6. [6]
    Neil Morrison (4 January 2018). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1921 "Third Lanark's Scotland XI" - Canada and USA". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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    "When Third Lanark were Scotland". Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2020.


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