Ed McLaine

Edward “Eddie” MacLaine
Personal information
Full name Edward MacLaine
Date of birth April 11, 1899 (1899-04-11)
Place of birth Coatbridge, Scotland
Date of death June 14, 1972 (1972-06-15) (aged 73)
Place of death Lachine, Quebec Canada
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1923 Albion Rovers 9 (0)
1923–1924 Dykehead 1 (0)
1923–1924 → Mid-Annandale (loan) 12 (6)
Grenadier Guards
Montreal Maroons
Montreal Carsteel
1926–1927 Providence 35 (21)
Montreal Carsteel
International career
1925–1926 Canada 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward “Eddie” MacLaine (April 11, 1899 – June 14, 1972) was a Scottish-Canadian soccer player who earned two caps with Canada in 1925 and 1926. He played professionally in Canada and the American Soccer League. He was 73 years old when he died on June 14, 1972.

Player

Club

MacLaine began his career in his native Scotland with Albion Rovers, Dykehead and Mid-Annandale.[1] In 1924, he moved to Canada where he played for four teams: Grenadier Guards, Montreal Maroons, Montreal Carsteel and Montreal Vickers.[2] He briefly moved south to join Providence of the American Soccer League. In his first year in the league, he scored twenty-one goals in thirty-two league games.[3][4] In 1927, he began the season with Providence, played three games, then left the team to return to Canada. After his return, he played for Carsteel in 1930 and 1931. In 1931, Montreal Carsteel went to the finals of the National Soccer League; Although McLaine scored two goals, Carsteel fell to Toronto Scottish.[5]

International

On June 27, 1926, MacLaine scored the only goal as Canada defeated the United States.[6]

Executive

In 1950, MacLaine was the vice-president of the Quebec Soccer Federation.[7]

References

  1. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Jose, Colin (1998). Keeping Score - Canadian Encyclopedia of Soccer. Vaughan, Ontario: The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 162. ISBN 0-9683800-0-X.
  3. ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1927". Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  4. ^ Ed McLaine, SoccerStats.us
  5. ^ National Soccer League Finals, Canadian Soccer History
  6. ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived 2010-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ L'histoire du Soccer Québécois