Bert McCann

Bert McCann
Personal information
Full name Robert Johnston McCann[1]
Date of birth (1932-10-15)15 October 1932
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 12 September 2017(2017-09-12) (aged 84)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Dundee North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1954 Dundee United 27 (4)
1954–1956 Queen's Park 51 (22)
1956–1965 Motherwell 246 (21)
1965–1966 Hamilton Academical 26 (2)
Total 350 (49)
International career
1959–1961[3][4] SFL trial v SFA 2 (1)
1959–1961 Scotland 5 (0)
1959–1961 Scottish League XI 5 (1)
1960[4] SFA trial v SFL 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Johnston McCann (15 October 1932 – 12 September 2017)[5] was a Scottish footballer, who played as a wing half for Dundee North End, Dundee United, Queen's Park, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical and Scotland. McCann represented Scotland and the Scottish League XI five times each between 1959 and 1961.[1][6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Scotland player Bert McCann". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Bert McCann". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ^ The selectors still have problems Archived 20 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine, The Bulletin, 17 March 1959
  4. ^ a b Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "A Motherwell Great Passes On - Bert McCann". Fir Park Corner. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  6. ^ "SFL player Bert McCann". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  7. ^ Scottish League v Scottish XI, 1959, David Stuart, The Scotland Epistles Football Magazine, 11 November 2016
  • Bert McCann at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database