George Ramsay (footballer, born 1892)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Strachan Ramsay[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 October 1892[2] | ||
Place of birth | Clydebank, Scotland[3] | ||
Date of death | 8 August 1918[1] | (aged 25)||
Place of death | near Bethencourt-sur-Somme, France[4] | ||
Position(s) | Inside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Clydebank Juniors | |||
1911–1912 | Queen's Park | 41 | (7) |
1912–1913 | Rangers | 3 | (0) |
1913–1914 | Ayr United | 15 | (11) |
1914 | Third Lanark | ||
1914–1917 | Partick Thistle | 42 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Strachan Ramsay (18 October 1892 – 8 August 1918) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park, Rangers, Ayr United and Partick Thistle as an inside right.[5]
Personal life
Ramsay attended Allan Glen's School and in 1911 was working as an apprentice marine engineer in Glasgow.[2] Ramsay served as a flight lieutenant in 110 and 49 Squadrons of the Royal Air Force during the First World War and was flying an Airco DH.9 when he and his observer were shot down and killed near the bridge at Béthencourt-sur-Somme on 8 August 1918,[4][6] during the Battle of Amiens.[7] He is commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial.[1]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Queen's Park | 1910–11[8] | Scottish Division One | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 2 |
1911–12[8] | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||
Total | 41 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 7 | ||
Rangers | 1912–13[9] | Scottish Division One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Ayr United | 1913–14[5] | Scottish Division One | 15 | 11 | — | — | 15 | 11 | ||
Third Lanark | 1913–14[5] | Scottish Division One | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | |
Partick Thistle | 1914–15[5] | Scottish Division One | 27 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
1915–16[5] | 13 | 7 | — | — | 13 | 7 | ||||
1916–17[5] | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 42 | 10 | — | — | 42 | 10 | ||||
Career total | 101 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 113 | 30 |
- ^ Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
References
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Nine Queen's Park Men Who Died In 1918, As At May 2018" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Lost Their Lives As At April 2017– Appendix 3" (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ a b "George Strachan Ramsay | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1918–1919" (PDF). pp. 2–3. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Centenary of Battle of Amiens to be marked with cathedral service". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Rangers Player George S. Ramsay Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
Categories:
- Scottish footballers
- 1918 deaths
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Royal Air Force officers
- Sportspeople from Clydebank
- Footballers from West Dunbartonshire
- Clydebank Juniors F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League players
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Association football inside forwards
- 1892 births
- Rangers F.C. players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War I
- People educated at Allan Glen's School
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Scottish football forward, 1890s birth stubs