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George McWattie

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George McWattie
Personal information
Full name George Chappell McWattie[1]
Date of birth 22 April 1875
Place of birth Arbroath, Scotland
Date of death 1952 (aged 76–77)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1898 Arbroath
1898–1900 Hibernian 20 (0)
1900–1901 Queen's Park 18 (0)
1901–1905 Heart of Midlothian 60 (0)
Total 90 (0)
International career
1901 Scotland 2 (0)
1901–1902 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Chappell McWattie (22 April 1875 – 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Arbroath, Hibernian, Queen's Park, Heart of Midlothian and Scotland.[2][3] He played in the 1901–02 World Championship in which Hearts defeated Tottenham Hotspur over two legs, and in the 1903 Scottish Cup Final which Hearts lost to Rangers after two replays.

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (17 October 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1901-1910". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. ^ (Smith 2013, p. 204)
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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