David McAdam

David McAdam
Personal information
Full name David Frederick McAdam[1]
Date of birth (1923-04-03)3 April 1923[2]
Place of birth Hereford, England[2]
Date of death 18 April 2017(2017-04-18) (aged 94)[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Wing-Half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Stapenhill Working Men's Club
1948–1950 Leeds United 24 (0)
1950–1951 Wrexham 10 (0)
Burton Albion
Matlock Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:34, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

David Frederick McAdam (3 April 1923 – 18 April 2017) was an English footballer who made appearances in the English Football League for Leeds United and Wrexham.

Career

McAdam played for non-league Stapenhill Working Men's Club after being on the books of Aston Villa as an amateur.[1]

He would be recruited by Leeds United manager Frank Buckley in 1948 as he strove to rebuild the team post-war.[3]

McAdam would start strongly, playing 20 consecutive games for Leeds United before suffering a cartilage injury in a match against Blackburn Rovers on 29 January 1949 which ruled him out of the rest of the 1948–49 season.[1]

However post-injury, he lost his first team place and moved to Wrexham in 1950, where he spent a season and made 10 appearances.[1]

After Wrexham he would spend a total of 14 years in non-league football, spending a decade at Burton Albion and 4 years at Matlock Town.[3]

Death

McAdam died on 18 April 2017 at the age of 94 after years spent in a nursing home.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Dave McAdam". ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Dave McAdam". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "David McAdam". leedsfans.org.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2018.