Andrew McGeachen (born 1882) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Andrew McGeachen
Personal information
Date of birth 1882
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1904 Cambuslang Hibernian[1]
1901–1904 Hibernian 35 (6)
1904–1906 Bradford City
1906–1910 Clyde 13 (5)
1910 Morton 4 (0)
Total 86 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

McGeachen began his senior career with Hibernian, playing for the Leith club between 1901 and 1904. He scored the only goal of the 1902 Scottish Cup Final,[2] quickly followed by the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup[3] (defeating Celtic in both matches) and played in ten matches of the following 1902–03 Scottish Division One campaign as Hibs won the championship for the first time.[4]

He joined Bradford City in November 1904,[5] making 34 league appearances for the club, scoring nine goals; he also scored once in three FA Cup games.[6] He left Bradford in September 1906 to join Clyde.[5][7]

Sources edit

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References edit

  1. ^ Our Portrait Gallery. The Scottish Referee, 1 January 1912. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  2. ^ "Scottish Cup Final 1902 – Hibernian 1-0 Celtic". The Edinburgh Reporter. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  3. ^ Hibernian v Celtic 6-2 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final: May 31, 1902), Play Up Liverpool
  4. ^ "[Hibernian player] McGeachan, Andrew". FitbaStats. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b Frost, p. 401
  6. ^ Frost, p. 385
  7. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)