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Eadie Fraser

Eadie Fraser

Canadian-born Scottish footballer

Malcolm John Eadie Fraser (4 March 1860 – 8 January 1886) was a Scottish international footballer who played for Queen's Park and Scotland in the 1870s and 1880s.[1][2]

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Fraser was born in Goderich, Canada West, the son of a Scottish Presbyterian minister. Returning to Scotland as a boy, he was brought up in Glasgow. A talented footballer, he won five caps for Scotland between 1880 and 1883, scoring four goals in the process.[3] At Queen's Park he won two Scottish Cup medals in 1881 and 1882 plus three Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups,[4] and was club secretary in 1882–83.[1]

He died in Sydney, Australia of tuberculosis shortly after arriving on a sea journey from Scotland, having been sent there in an effort to cure the effects of the illness, which he contracted while working in Nigeria.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Mitchell, Andy (30 May 2012). "Eadie Fraser - identifying a famous name". Scottish Sport History. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. [2]
    Mitchell, Andy (4 July 2014). "The diaries of a dying footballer: the sad tale of Eadie Fraser". Scottish Sport History. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. [3]
    "[Scotland player] Eadie Fraser". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. [4]
    Name: Fraser, Malcolm John Eadie, QPFC.com


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