Charles McGill (3 February 1903 – 1988) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back.[2][3] He spent much of his career in the United States, most of it with Fall River F.C.,[4] where he won the American Soccer League three times (1925–26, 1928–29 and 1930). He returned to Scotland in 1931 where he spent seven years with Aberdeen, being part of the team that finished in third place in 1935–36 Scottish Division One table and runners-up in 1936–37, although he was not selected for the 1937 Scottish Cup Final.[1]

Charlie McGill
Personal information
Full name Charles McGill
Date of birth 3 February 1903
Place of birth Kilmarnock, Scotland
Date of death 1988 (aged 84–85)[1]
Place of death Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921 –1922 Darvel
1922–1923 Queen of the South
1923–1924 Heart of Midlothian 6 (0)
1924Solway Star (loan)
1924–1925 Third Lanark 25 (0)
1925–1931 Fall River F.C. 223 (0)
1929Boston Soccer Club (loan) 20 (0)
1930Boston Bears (loan) 3 (0)
1931–1938 Aberdeen 218 (1)
1938–1939 Forres Mechanics
1939–1940 Forfar Athletic 0 (0)
International career
1935 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

McGill was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI against the English Football League XI in 1935.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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Club[2][4][3][1] Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 1923-24 Scottish Division One 6 0 0 0 6 0
Third Lanark 1924-25 25 0 1 0 26 0
Fall River F.C. 1925-26 American Soccer League 31 0 0 0 31 0
1926-27 32 0 0 0 32 0
1927-28 51 0 1 0 52 0
1928-29 53 0 0 0 53 0
Fall 1929 20 0 0 0 20 0
1930 21 0 1 0 22 0
1931 15 0 3 0 18 0
Total 223 0 5 0 228 0
Boston Soccer Club (loan) Fall 1929 American Soccer League 20 0 0 0 20 0
Boston Bears (loan) 1929-30 3 0 0 0 3 0
Aberdeen 1931-32 Scottish Division One 23 0 1 0 24 0
1932-33 38 1 3 0 41 1
1933-34 38 0 4 0 42 0
1934-35 38 0 7 0 45 0
1935-36 35 0 5 0 40 0
1936-37 25 0 1 0 26 0
1937-38 21 0 1 0 22 0
Total 218 1 22 0 240 1
Career total 495 1 28 0 523 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ a b "Charles McGill - Hearts Career - from 29 Aug 1923 to 24 Sep 1924". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Charlie McGill | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. ^ "[SFL player] Charlie McGill". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 30 July 2020.