He was born in Methil on September 18 1930. As teenager he played Football for a Secondary Juvenile football club called Bayview Youth Club F.C. From there he signed and played for Leith Athletic F. C. 1949 - 1951 when he then Emigrated to Canada. While playing with Leith Athletic he was a member of the team that won the Scottish Qualifying Cup beating East Stirling F.C. in the second game of the final 2-1 as the first game ended in a draw 1-1 Cec Harrison (talk) 12:46, 20 August 2013 (UTC)Cec Harrison (talk) 15:12, 4 September 2013 (UTC)