Bert McCann
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Johnston McCann[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 September 2017 (aged 84) | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dundee North End | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1954 | Dundee United | 27 | (4) |
| 1954–1956 | Queen's Park | 51 | (22) |
| 1956–1965 | Motherwell | 246 | (21) |
| 1965–1966 | Hamilton Academical | 26 | (2) |
| Total | 350 | (49) | |
| International career | |||
| 1959–1961[3][4] | SFL trial v SFA | 2 | (1) |
| 1959–1961 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| 1959–1961 | Scottish League XI | 5 | (1) |
| 1960[4] | SFA trial v SFL | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Johnston McCann (15 October 1932 – 12 September 2017)[5] was a Scottish footballer, who played as a wing half for Dundee North End, Dundee United, Queen's Park, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical and Scotland. McCann represented Scotland and the Scottish League XI five times each between 1959 and 1961.[1][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Scotland player Bert McCann". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Bert McCann". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ The selectors still have problems Archived 20 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine, The Bulletin, 17 March 1959
- ^ a b Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "A Motherwell Great Passes On - Bert McCann". Fir Park Corner. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "SFL player Bert McCann". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ Scottish League v Scottish XI, 1959, David Stuart, The Scotland Epistles Football Magazine, 11 November 2016
External links
[edit]- Bert McCann at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2017 deaths
- Footballers from Dundee
- Men's association football wing halves
- Scottish men's footballers
- Dundee North End F.C. players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scotland men's amateur international footballers
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen