Pat Savage
Patrick Savage (19 November 1882 – 9 November 1969) was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline Athletic and St Bernard's.[2] He also served as assistant trainer at King's Park.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Savage[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 9 November 1969 (aged 86)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Cowdenbeath Athletic | |||
| 1905–1908 | Cowdenbeath | 4 | (0) |
| 1908–1910 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| 1910–1911 | Hearts of Beath | ||
| 1911–1912 | St Bernard's | ||
| 1912–1914 | King's Park | ||
| 1914–1919 | Cowdenbeath | 18 | (0) |
| 1915 | → Reading (guest) | ||
| Hearts of Beath | |||
| 1921–1922 | St Bernard's | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Savage worked as a miner and his uncle James also played football as a full back for Cowdenbeath.[1] In 1915, during the first 12 months of the First World War, he enlisted in the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and his battalion would later become a member of the Black Watch.[1] Savage saw action during the Mesopotamian campaign and on the Western Front.[1] After the war, he returned to work as a miner and later as a barman.[1]
References
- blackwatchmuseum (25 February 2015). "A Fife Footballers Great War Story". The Black Watch Castle & Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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