Stuart Macrae (7 December 1855 – 27 January 1927) was an English international footballer, who played as a half back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 December 1855 | ||
| Place of birth | Bengal, British India | ||
| Date of death | 27 January 1927 (aged 71) | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Notts County | |||
| Newark Town | |||
| Corinthian | |||
| International career | |||
| 1883–1884 | England | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editMacrae played for Notts County, and Newark Town and ended his career at Corinthian.[1][2] At national level, despite his Scottish heritage (the son of a clan chieftain whose work as an army surgeon had caused him to relocate to India),[3] as an overseas-born subject of the British Empire he was only eligible for England under the rules at the time, besides which he was already living in Nottinghamshire having moved south to work at a brewing firm. He earned five caps between 1883 and 1884.[3][4]
His younger brother was John MacRae-Gilstrap, credited with restoring the Eilean Donan Castle.[3]
Later life
editMacrae partook in many areas of amateur sport and was the first president and captain of Newark Golf Club until his death in 1927.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Profile". englandfootballonline. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ Scottish Corinthians Archived 30 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Andrew Watson: Corinthian
- ^ a b c Stuart MacRae Archived 7 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Scots Football Worldwide
- ^ "Stuart Macrae". Englandstats.com.
- ^ Newark Golf Club Archived 21 April 2013 at archive.today
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