Teddy McGuire

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Teddy McGuire
Personal information
Full name Edward M. McGuire[1]
Date of birth (1893-08-12)12 August 1893
Place of birth Whiterigg, Scotland
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1915–1918 Heart of Midlothian 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward M. McGuire was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian as an inside right.[2]

Personal life[edit]

McGuire served as a private in the Royal Scots during the First World War.[3] He was wounded in the arm by flying shrapnel on the first day on the Somme and as he fell, a machine gun bullet grazed his head.[4] McGuire was later invalided out of the army.[5]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 1915–16[1] Scottish First Division 2 1 1[a] 0 3 1
Career total 2 1 1 0 3 1
  1. ^ Appearance in Wilson Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Edward M McGuire – Hearts Career – from 14 Aug 1915 to 03 Jan 1916". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ "The Heart of Midlothian FC Players' Roll of Honour" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Brave Hearts: Scots footballers who died at the Somme". The Independent. 12 November 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  5. ^ "The Sporting Battalion". McCraes Battalion Trust. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2018.