David McAdam
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Frederick McAdam[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 3 April 1923||
Place of birth | Hereford, England[2] | ||
Date of death | 18 April 2017[1] | (aged 94)||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Wing-Half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Stapenhill Working Men's Club | |||
1948–1950 | Leeds United | 24 | (0) |
1950–1951 | Wrexham | 10 | (0) |
Burton Albion | |||
Matlock Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:34, 24 March 2018 (UTC) |
David Frederick McAdam (3 April 1923 – 18 April 2017) was an English footballer who made appearances in the English Football League for Leeds United and Wrexham.
Career
[edit]McAdam played for non-league Stapenhill Working Men's Club after being on the books of Aston Villa as an amateur.[1]
He would be recruited by Leeds United manager Frank Buckley in 1948 as he strove to rebuild the team post-war.[3]
McAdam would start strongly, playing 20 consecutive games for Leeds United before suffering a cartilage injury in a match against Blackburn Rovers on 29 January 1949 which ruled him out of the rest of the 1948–49 season.[1]
However post-injury, he lost his first team place and moved to Wrexham in 1950, where he spent a season and made 10 appearances.[1]
After Wrexham he would spend a total of 14 years in non-league football, spending a decade at Burton Albion and 4 years at Matlock Town.[3]
Death
[edit]McAdam died on 18 April 2017 at the age of 94 after years spent in a nursing home.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Dave McAdam". ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Dave McAdam". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ a b "David McAdam". leedsfans.org.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2018.