William Eadie (footballer)

William P. Eadie (14 June 1882 – 23 June 1915), also known as William Prince, was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League for Queen's Park, St Mirren and Partick Thistle.[3]

William Eadie
Personal information
Date of birth 14 June 1882
Place of birth Dunblane, Scotland
Date of death 23 April 1915(1915-04-23) (aged 32)[1]
Place of death near Saint-Julien, Belgium[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1900–1903 Queen's Park 12 (0)
1906– St Mirren 1 (0)
0000–1908 Dunblane
1908–1911 Partick Thistle 5 (0)
1913 East Fife
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Eadie was born in Dunblane, Scotland had three brothers who each played football – James (Dunblane, Queen's Park),[4] David and Alexander (both Strathallan).[5] As of 1901, he was working as a draper's assistant.[6] On 20 March 1914, Eadie emigrated to Canada.[5] One month after the outbreak of the First World War, Eadie enlisted as a sergeant in the 10th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at CFB Valcartier.[6] He enlisted under the name of William Prince.[5] Eadie was killed in action near Saint-Julien, Belgium on 23 April 1915 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate and the Saint Julien Memorial.[1][2]

Honours

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Dunblane

  • Perthshire Cup: 1905–06[5]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1902–03[7] Scottish First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1904–05[7] 8 0 1 0 9 0
1905–06[7] 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 12 0 1 0 13 0
St Mirren 1906–07[8] Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Partick Thistle 1908–09[8] Scottish First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 18 0 1 0 19 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Lost Their Lives As At April 2017– Appendix 3" (PDF). Queen's Park FC. p. 4. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ^ "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Eadie, James". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "The footballer known as Prince – the strange tale of William Eadie". Scottish Sport History – devoted to our sporting heritage. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  6. ^ a b William Eadie on Lives of the First World War
  7. ^ a b c "Eadie, William". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.