George Comrie

George Comrie
Personal information
Full name George Smart Comrie[1]
Date of birth 31 March 1885
Place of birth Denny, Scotland
Date of death 15 April 1958(1958-04-15) (aged 73)[2]
Place of death Falkirk, Scotland[2]
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903–1904 Dunipace Athletic
1904–1905 Third Lanark 0 (0)
1905–1909 Millwall
1909–1912 Dundee 76 (5)
1912–1913 Huddersfield Town 15 (0)
Forfar Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Smart Comrie (31 March 1885 – 15 April 1958) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Dundee as a left half and was a member of the club's 1909–10 Scottish Cup-winning team.[3][4] He also played in the Southern League for Millwall and the Football League for Huddersfield Town.[1][5]

Personal life

Comrie's relatives James, John and Malcolm were also footballers.[5][6][7] Comrie served as a sergeant in the Black Watch during the First World War and his son Daniel served with the Scots Guards during the Second World War.[8][9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee 1909–10[10] Scottish First Division 22 0 10 1 32 1
1910–11[10] 26 2 4 1 30 3
1911–12[10] 28 3 3 0 31 3
Total 76 5 17 2 93 7
Huddersfield Town 1912–13[11] Second Division 15 0 0 0 15 0
Career total 101 5 17 2 108 7

Honours

Dundee

References

  • Ian Thomas; Owen Thomas; Alan Hodgson; John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.
  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b "In Memoriam". The Huddersfield Town Collection. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ a b Ross, Kenny. "1910 – Scottish Cup". Dundee Football Club – Official Website. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Comrie George Millwall 1908". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ^ "James Comrie". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Private James Comrie – 1st/7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers – Royals Remembered". Reading FC. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. ^ George Comrie on Lives of the First World War
  9. ^ "Casualty Details: Daniel Comrie". Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  10. ^ a b c "George Comrie | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Player Profile – Comrie, George". Huddersfield Town AFC Archive. Retrieved 31 July 2020.


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