Daniel McKellar
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 13 April 1917 (aged 24–25)[1] | ||
Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Ashfield | |||
Bellshill Athletic | |||
1914 | Airdrieonians | 3 | (0) |
1914–1915 | Kilmarnock | 24 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Daniel McKellar (1892 – 13 April 1917) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Scottish Football League for Kilmarnock and Airdrieonians.[2][3]
Personal life
McKellar served as an private in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was killed in action in West Flanders on 13 April 1917.[2] He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial.[1]
References
- ^ a b Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1917-1918_(Fell).pdf
- ^ "Kilmarnock Player Daniel McKellar Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
Categories:
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish football forward stubs
- 1917 deaths
- British military personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- 1892 births
- Highland Light Infantry soldiers
- Scottish Football League players
- Ashfield F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- Bellshill Athletic F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players