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Allan Lawrie

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Allan Lawrie
Personal information
Full name Gordon Allan Lawrie[1]
Date of birth 24 May 1885[2]
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 10 May 1915(1915-05-10) (aged 29)[3]
Place of death Ypres, Belgium[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Orion
1903– Bon Accord Amateurs
0000–1906 Shamrock
1906–1908 Aberdeen 1 (0)
→ Harp
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordon Allan Lawrie (24 May 1885 – 10 May 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Aberdeen as a forward.[4]

Personal life

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Lawrie was born in Aberdeen, the son of John Lawrie and Jane Allan Lawrie.[2] Soon after the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Lawrie enlisted as a private in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.[5] He was serving in 'D' Company, 2nd Battalion when he was killed in Flanders on 10 May 1915.[5][6] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1906–07[4] Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile – Private: Gordon A.Lawrie * (Allan Lawrie)". Aberdeen F.C. – Family/DNA. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "1885 Lawrie, Gordon Allan (Statutory Registers Births 168/2 943)". Scotlandspeople.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Allan Lawrie". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Allan Lawrie | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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