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.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William P. Eadie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunblane, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 23 April 1915 (aged 32)[2] | ||
| Place of death | near Saint-Julien, Belgium[3] | ||
| 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 | |||
Personal life edit
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.[2][3]
Honours edit
Dunblane
- Perthshire Cup: 1905–06[5]
Career statistics edit
| 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 edit
- ^ a b "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Eadie, James". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b William Eadie on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b c "Eadie, William". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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