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Davie Glen
Personal information
Full name David Glen[1]
Date of birth 31 March 1881
Place of birth Brechin, Scotland
Date of death 9 April 1917(1917-04-09) (aged 36)[2]
Place of death near Arras, France
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1906 Brechin Hearts
1906–1907 Brechin City
1907 Dundee 4 (0)
1907–1914 Brechin City
Millwall
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Glen MM (31 March 1881 – 9 April 1917) was a Scottish amateur football centre forward, best remembered for his time in the Northern League with Brechin City, for whom he was club captain.[1] He also played in the Scottish League for Dundee and was described as "a gentlemanly player, feared by all his opponents for his robust style of play".[3]

Personal life

In December 1914, four months after Britain's entry into the First World War, Glen enlisted in the Royal Scots.[1] He was posted to the Western Front in August 1915 and was lightly wounded in the stomach and hands in June 1916.[1][4] He won the Military Medal for bravery and was recommended for the Distinguished Conduct Medal on a number of occasions.[1] On 9 April 1917, Glen was serving as a sergeant when he was killed near Arras during the First Battle of the Scarpe.[1] He was buried in Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez.[2]

Honours

Brechin City

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee 1906–07[5] Scottish First Division 4 0 4 0
Career total 4 0 0 0 4 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Scotland's War – Brechin City – 1916–17" (PDF). pp. 3–5. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Mitchell, Steve. "Brechin City Football Club". www.brechincity.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Brechin City: the Early Years CHAPTER 8 – Alex Wood.Education Consultant and Genealogist". www.alexwood.org.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  5. ^ "1906–07". Test. Retrieved 9 June 2018.