George Merchant (13 May 1926 – 16 August 2015)[1][2] was a Scottish footballer, who played for Dundee[3] and Falkirk.[4] Merchant scored one of the goals as Falkirk won the 1957 Scottish Cup Final.[2] After retiring as a football player, he became a football coach at Dunfermline Athletic and set up a printing business.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 May 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 16 August 2015(2015-08-16) (aged 89) | ||
Place of death | Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Dundee Stobswell | |||
– | Third Lanark | ||
– | Aberdeen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951–1957 | Dundee | 65 | (31) |
1957–1958 | Falkirk | 23 | (18) |
Total | 88 | (49) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
On 16 August 2015, Merchant died in a nursing home in Carnoustie.[5]
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