Malcolm Comrie Explained

Malcolm Comrie
Fullname:Malcolm Comrie
Birth Date:28 June 1906
Birth Place:Denny, Scotland
Death Date:1992 (aged 86)[1]
Death Place:Denny, Scotland
Position:Inside forward
Height:5 ft 8 in[2]
Clubs1:Dunipace Juniors
Years2:–1931
Clubs2:Denny Hibernian
Years3:1931–1932
Clubs3:Brentford
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1932–1934
Clubs4:Manchester City
Caps4:17
Goals4:1
Years5:1934–1935
Clubs5:Burnley
Caps5:8
Goals5:0
Years6:1935–1936
Clubs6:Crystal Palace
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Years7:1936–1938
Clubs7:York City
Caps7:79
Goals7:20
Years8:1938–1939
Clubs8:Bradford City
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:1931
Nationalteam1:Scotland Juniors
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Malcolm Comrie (28 June 1906 – 1992) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for York City, Manchester City, Burnley and Crystal Palace as an inside forward.[3] [4] He was capped by Scotland at junior level.[5]

Personal life

Comrie's uncle James and relative John were also footballers.[6] [7]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City1932–33[8] First Division14100141
1933–34300030
Total17100171
Crystal Palace1935–36[9] Third Division South200020
Career total19100191

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statutory registers – Deaths . subscription . Scotland's People . National Records of Scotland and the Court of the Lord Lyon.
  2. News: York City. New attack to cure old faults . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . xiii . Newspapers.com.
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 63.
  4. Book: Matthews, Tony . Manchester City: Player by Player . 21 November 2013 . Amberley Publishing Limited . 9781445617374 . en.
  5. Web site: Scotland Junior Internationals . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190505110925/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/scotlandjuniorinternationals.xlsx . 5 May 2019 . 15 April 2020 . Scottish Football Historical Archive.
  6. Web site: James Comrie . 30 June 2016 . Football and the First World War . en-US.
  7. Web site: Royals Remembered . 8 October 2023 . Reading FC.
  8. Web site: Malcolm Comrie – Manchester City Player Statistics . 10 July 2020 . StatCity.
  9. Book: Purkiss, Mike . Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989 . Sands . Nigel . Breedon Books . 0907969542 . 164–165, 320.