Charlie McCormack

Charlie McCormack
Personal information
Full name Charles McCormack
Date of birth 29 April 1895[1]
Place of birth Garnkirk, Scotland
Date of death 1975 (aged 79–80)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Bellshill Athletic
1915–1924 Third Lanark 234 (4)
1924–1928 Hamilton Academical 101 (7)
1928–1929 Ayr United 2 (0)
Total 337 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles McCormack (29 April 1895 – 1975) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back, mainly for Third Lanark and Hamilton Academical, as well as a short spell at Ayr United before retiring.[2]

He made more than 350 appearances in the Scottish Football League's top division and the Scottish Cup across 14 seasons[3] but won no major trophies, the closest he got being a defeat to Rangers in the Glasgow Cup final in 1923.[4] He was involved in a memorable match while playing for Hamilton against Rangers in 1927: required to take over as goalkeeper when Alex Binnie suffered a broken leg, his team were awarded a penalty which he scored, and the opposition then missed a penalty of their own. Rangers eventually equalised but McCormack made several saves and Accies held out for a draw.[5][2]

McCormack toured North America in the summer of 1921 with 'Scotland' (in reality, Third Lanark with a number of capable guest players);[6][7][1] no other representative honours came his way.

  1. ^ a b "Scots on tour in 1921". Scottish Sport History. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c McCormack, Charlie (1924), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Glasgow Cup Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 1 October 1923
  5. ^ Rangers Drop A Point., The Scotsman, 18 April 1927, via London Hearts Supporters Club
  6. ^ Neil Morrison (4 January 2018). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1921 "Third Lanark's Scotland XI" - Canada and USA". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ "When Third Lanark were Scotland". Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2020.