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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Frederick McAdam[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1923-04-03)3 April 1923[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hereford, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 18 April 2017(2017-04-18) (aged 94)[1] | ||
| 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) | |||
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]
McAdam died on 18 April 2017 at the age of 94 after years spent in a nursing home.[1]