William Eadie (footballer)

Not to be confused with Bill Eadie (footballer).
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)
–1908 Dunblane
1908–1911 Partick Thistle 5 (0)
1913 East Fife
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

Personal life

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

Dunblane

  • Perthshire Cup: 1905–06[5]

Career statistics

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

  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.
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