Charles Scott (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Penman Scott[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Auchterderran, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 August 1916 (aged 30–31)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1905 | Hearts of Beath | ||
| 1905–1910 | Cowdenbeath | 17 | (1) |
| 1907 | East Fife | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Charles Penman Scott (1885 – 10 August 1916) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath as an outside right.[3] He also played for Hearts of Beath and East Fife.[4]
Personal life
[edit]As of 1901, Scott was working as a miner and he later married and had three children.[5] On 9 January 1915, five months after Britain's entry into the First World War, Scott enlisted as a private in the Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders).[5] He was appointed lance corporal in November 1915 and was posted to the Western Front the following month, but he was quickly returned to Britain for a hernia operation.[5] Scott returned to the front in March 1916 and was hospitalised with scabies two months later.[5] After his recovery, Scott was killed in action on the Somme on 10 August 1916 and was buried in Gordon Dump Cemetery.[2][5]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cowdenbeath | 1905–06[3] | Scottish Second Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 1909–10[3] | Scottish Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Charles Penman Scott | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Cowden will remember". Central Fife Times. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e McArthur, Brian. "The Men Commemorated on the Cowdenbeath War Memorial" (PDF). pp. 304–306. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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