Allan Lawrie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Allan Lawrie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1885[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 May 1915 (aged 29)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Ypres, Belgium[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Orion | |||
| 1903– | Bon Accord Amateurs | ||
| –1906 | Shamrock | ||
| 1906–1908 | Aberdeen | 1 | (0) |
| → Harp | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gordon Allan Lawrie (24 May 1885 – 10 May 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Aberdeen as a forward.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Lawrie was born in Aberdeen, the son of John Lawrie and Jane Allan Lawrie.[2] Soon after the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Lawrie enlisted as a private in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.[5] He was serving in 'D' Company, 2nd Battalion when he was killed in Flanders on 10 May 1915.[5][6] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1906–07[4] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Profile – Private: Gordon A.Lawrie * (Allan Lawrie)". Aberdeen F.C. – Family/DNA. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ a b "1885 Lawrie, Gordon Allan (Statutory Registers Births 168/2 943)". Scotlandspeople.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Allan Lawrie". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ a b "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Allan Lawrie | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
External links[edit]
  | This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1880s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |