George Comrie

George Smart Comrie (31 March 1885 – 15 April 1958) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Dundee as a left half and was a member of the club's 1909–10 Scottish Cup-winning team.[3][4] He also played in the Southern League for Millwall and the Football League for Huddersfield Town.[1][5]

George Comrie

Personal information
Full name	George Smart Comrie[1]
Date of birth	31 March 1885
Place of birth	Denny, Scotland
Date of death	15 April 1958 (aged 73)[2]
Place of death	Falkirk, Scotland[2]
Position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1903–1904	Dunipace Athletic
1904–1905	Third Lanark	0	(0)
1905–1909	Millwall
1909–1912	Dundee	73	(5)
1912–1913	Huddersfield Town	15	(0)
	Forfar Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Comrie's relatives James, John and Malcolm were also footballers.[5][6][7] Comrie served as a sergeant in the Black Watch during the First World War and his son Daniel served with the Scots Guards during the Second World War.[8][9]

Honours

Dundee

• Scottish Cup: 1909–10[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dundee	1909–10[3]	Scottish First Division	19	0	10	1	29	1
	1910–11[3]		26	2	4	1	30	3
	1911–12[3]		28	3	3	0	31	3
	Total		73	5	17	2	90	7
Huddersfield Town	1912–13[10]	Second Division	15	0	0	0	15	0
Career total			98	5	17	2	105	7

References

• Ian Thomas; Owen Thomas; Alan Hodgson; John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.

1. Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272.
2. "In Memoriam". The Huddersfield Town Collection. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
3. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
4. "1910 – Scottish Cup". Dundee Football Club – Official Website. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
5. "Comrie George Millwall 1908". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
6. "James Comrie". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
7. "Private James Comrie – 1st/7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers – Royals Remembered | Reading FC". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
8. George Comrie on Lives of the First World War
9. "Casualty Details: Daniel Comrie". Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
10. "Huddersfield Town AFC Archive – Players – Player Profile". www.htafcarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2020.