Alex McCurdie

Alex McCurdie
Personal information
Full name Alexander McCurdie[1]
Date of birth 7 January 1895
Place of birth Trabboch, Scotland
Date of death 24 April 1917(1917-04-24) (aged 22)[2]
Place of death Beaucamp, France
Playing position Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1915 Kilmarnock 11 (2)
→ Stevenston United (loan)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Alexander "Alex" McCurdie (7 January 1895 – 24 April 1917) was a Scottish professional football centre forward who played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock.[1][3]

Personal life

McCurdie served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the First World War and held the rank of acting lance sergeant when was killed in action at Beaucamp, Nord on 24 April 1917.[2][4] He was buried in Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock 1913–14[3] Scottish League First Division 5 2 0 0 5 2
1914–15[3] 6 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 11 2 0 0 11 2

References

  1. 1 2 "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-18.
  2. 1 2 3 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kilmarnock Player Alex McCurdie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  4. ↑ "Alexander McCurdie | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2016-09-18.
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