William Eadie (footballer) should not be confused with Bill Eadie (footballer).
| William Eadie | |
| Birth Date: | 14 June 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Dunblane, Scotland |
| Death Place: | near Saint-Julien, Belgium |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | 1900–1903 |
| Clubs1: | Queen's Park |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1906– |
| Clubs2: | St Mirren |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | –1908 |
| Clubs3: | Dunblane |
| Years4: | 1908–1911 |
| Clubs4: | Partick Thistle |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1913 |
| Clubs5: | East Fife |
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]
Eadie was born in Dunblane, Scotland had three brothers who each played football – James (Dunblane, Queen's Park),[2] David and Alexander (both Strathallan).[3] As of 1901, he was working as a draper's assistant. On 20 March 1914, Eadie emigrated to Canada. 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. He enlisted under the name of William Prince. 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.[4]
Dunblane
| Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Queen's Park | 1902–03[5] | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1904–05 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1905–06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| St Mirren | 1906–07[6] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Partick Thistle | 1908–09 | Scottish First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||