| Dave McEachran | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David McEachran | |
| Date of birth | ||
| Place of birth | Clydebank, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Wing Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1924 1926 1926-1928 1928 1928 1929 1929 1929 1929-1930 1930-1932 |
Clydebank Preston North End Fall River Marksmen Boston Wonder Workers IRT Rangers Boston Wonder Workers Boston Bears New Bedford Whalers Providence Gold Bugs Montreal Carsteel Clydebank Beith |
1 (0) 74 (26) 7 (6) 24 (9) 19 (10) 8 (4) 13 (5) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David McEachran was an early twentieth century Scottish football (soccer) wing forward who played professionally in Scotland, England, Canada and the United States. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing
In July 1924, McEachran signed with Clydebank F.C. in the Scottish Football League. Clydebank Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire. Founding members The Scottish League's first season of competition was in 1890-91. In 1926, he moved to Preston North End of The Football League, playing only one league game on April 2, 1924. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs [1] That summer, he left Britain to sign with the Fall River Marksmen in the American Soccer League. Fall River Marksmen were a United States soccer club based in Fall River Massachusetts. The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional Soccer leagues in the United States. In May 1927, the Marksmen crushed Holley Carburetor F.C. in the 1927 National Challenge Cup final. Holley Carburetor FC was a US Soccer team sponsored by The Holley Brothers Company of Detroit Michigan. The 1927 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U McEachran scored two of the Marksmen goals in their 7-0 victory. Within a year, the ASL would be embroiled in the “Soccer War” with the United States Football Association. The United States Soccer Federation ( USSF) (trademarked as "U Despite both USFA and FIFA declaring the ASL an “outlaw league”, McEachran continued to play in it. In 1927, he began the 1927-1928 season with the Marksmen before transferring to the Boston Wonder Workers at the end of the season. The Boston Wonder Workers was a member of the American Soccer League. 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 USFA. The Interborough Rapid Transit Rangers, better known as the IRT Rangers, was an early twentieth century U The Eastern Professional Soccer League, better known as the Eastern Soccer League (ESL was a U . [2] He appeared to have returned to the Wonder Workers that season as he played twenty-four games in 1929-1929. The Wonder Workers folded at the end of the season and McEachran moved to the Boston Bears for the fall 1929 season. The Boston Bears was a member of the American Soccer League. Year-by-year Notable Players Bill Harper He then transferred to the New Bedford Whalers for the 1929-1930 season. New Bedford Whalers was the name of three United States soccer teams based in New Bedford Massachusetts. After eight games, he moved to the Providence Gold Bugs. The Providence Clamdiggers was a member of the American Soccer League. In May 1930, he moved back to Canada where he played with Montreal Carsteel of the National Soccer League, winning the Carls-Rite Cup with them. [3] He was in Montreal as late as October 1932 when Montreal lost the league championship to Toronto Ulster. [4] He finished his career with Clydebank F.C. and Beith F.C. in his native Scotland. Clydebank Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire. Beith FC were a Scottish football club based at Bellsdale Park in Beith. [5]
References
- ^ Preston North End All Time Appearances
- ^ November 8, 1928 The Globe
- ^ Carls-Rite Cup
- ^ National Soccer League
- ^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback), The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
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