Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward M. McGuire | ||
Date of birth | (1893-08-12)12 August 1893 | ||
Place of birth | Whiterigg, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Inside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1915–1918 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edward M. McGuire was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian as an inside right.
Personal life
McGuire served as a private in the Royal Scots during the First World War. He was wounded in the arm by flying shrapnel on the first day on the Somme and as he fell, a machine gun bullet grazed his head. McGuire was later invalided out of the army.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Heart of Midlothian | 1915–16 | Scottish First Division | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Career total | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
- Appearance in Wilson Cup
References
- ^ "Edward M McGuire – Hearts Career – from 14 Aug 1915 to 03 Jan 1916". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- "The Heart of Midlothian FC Players' Roll of Honour" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- "Brave Hearts: Scots footballers who died at the Somme". The Independent. 12 November 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- "The Sporting Battalion". McCraes Battalion Trust. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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