Personal information | |||
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Full name | George McLay [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Crossgates, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 22 October 1917 (aged 28) [2] | ||
Place of death | near Poelcappelle, Belgium [3] | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1910 | Glencraig Celtic | ||
1910–1915 | Raith Rovers | 79 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George McLay MM (1889 – 22 October 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers as a wing half. [4]
McLay served as a sergeant in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and saw action at the Battle of the Somme. [3] As McLay advanced near Poelcappelle during the Battle of Passchendaele on 22 October 1917, he became trapped in barbed wire and was shot multiple times, before being shot through the head. [3] He was posthumously awarded the Military Medal for his actions. [3] McLay is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. [2]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Raith Rovers | 1910–11 [1] | Scottish First Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
1911–12 [1] | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
1912–13 [1] | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
1913–14 [1] | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
1914–15 [1] | 10 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Career total | 79 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 5 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | George McLay [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Crossgates, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 22 October 1917 (aged 28) [2] | ||
Place of death | near Poelcappelle, Belgium [3] | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1910 | Glencraig Celtic | ||
1910–1915 | Raith Rovers | 79 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George McLay MM (1889 – 22 October 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers as a wing half. [4]
McLay served as a sergeant in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and saw action at the Battle of the Somme. [3] As McLay advanced near Poelcappelle during the Battle of Passchendaele on 22 October 1917, he became trapped in barbed wire and was shot multiple times, before being shot through the head. [3] He was posthumously awarded the Military Medal for his actions. [3] McLay is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. [2]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Raith Rovers | 1910–11 [1] | Scottish First Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
1911–12 [1] | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
1912–13 [1] | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
1913–14 [1] | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
1914–15 [1] | 10 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Career total | 79 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 5 |