David McEachran (born 5 December 1903 in Clydebank, Scotland, died 21 January 1983 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada) was an early twentieth century Scottish football wing forward who played professionally in Scotland, Northern Ireland, England, Canada and the United States.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David McEachran | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Clydebank, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 21 January 1983 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Wing Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brown's Welfare | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | |||
| Clydebank | 0 | (0) | |
| 1924 | Vale of Leven | 14 | (2) |
| 1924–1926 | Clydebank | 62 | (11) |
| 1926 | Preston North End | 1 | (0) |
| 1926 | Clydebank | 0 | (0) |
| 1926–1928 | Fall River F.C. | 74 | (26) |
| 1928 | Boston Soccer Club | 7 | (6) |
| 1928 | IRT Rangers | 7 | (2) |
| 1929 | Boston Soccer Club | 24 | (9) |
| 1929 | Boston Bears | 19 | (10) |
| 1929 | New Bedford Whalers | 8 | (4) |
| 1929–1930 | Providence F.C. | 13 | (5) |
| 1930–1932 | Montreal Carsteel | ||
| 1932 | St Johnstone | 4 | (1) |
| 1932 | Beith | ||
| 1932–1933 | Linfield | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editIn January 1924 McEachran signed with Vale of Leven F.C. in the Scottish Football League. In July 1924, he transferred to Clydebank.[1] In 1926, he moved to Preston North End of The Football League, playing only one league game on 2 April 1924.[2] That summer, he left Britain to sign with the Fall River F.C. in the American Soccer League. In May 1927, the 'Marksmen' crushed Holley Carburetor F.C. in the 1927 National Challenge Cup final. McEachran scored two of the 'Marksmen' goals in their 7–0 victory. He began the 1927–28 season with the 'Marksmen' before transferring to the Boston Soccer Club at the end of the season.
When the ASL was declared an "outlaw league" in the summer of 1928, McEachran moved to the IRT Rangers in the Eastern Soccer League, a rival league created by United States Football Association.[3] He appeared to have returned to the 'Wonder Workers' that season as he played twenty-four games in 1928–29.[4] The 'Wonder Workers' folded at the end of the season and McEachran moved to the Boston Bears for the fall 1929 season. He then transferred to the New Bedford Whalers for the 1929–1930 season. After eight games, he moved to the Providence Gold Bugs. In May 1930, he moved to Canada where he played with Montreal Carsteel of the National Soccer League, winning the Carls-Rite Cup as a member of the Montreal all-star team.[5] He was in Montreal as late as October 1932 when Carsteel lost the league championship to Toronto Ulster.[6]
He returned to Scotland and signed with St Johnstone in November 1932,[7] though his contract was cancelled one month later.[1] He then played briefly for Beith.[8] His career ended in 1933 due to a knee injury while playing for Linfield in Northern Ireland.
References
edit- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Preston North End All Time Appearances". Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
- ^ "November 8, 1928 The Globe". Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ David McEachran[permanent dead link], SoccerStats.us
- ^ "Carls-Rite Cup". Archived from the original on 5 January 2009.
- ^ "National Soccer League". Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
- ^ Toronto Star article dated 16 November 1932
- ^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921–1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().