He started his career as a centre forward at Brechin City before moving on to Dundee in 1911.
[5] In his next season with Dundee Hibs he was again Scottish Division 2 top scorer, this time with 30 goals, scoring 5 in one game against Albion Rovers.
[4] After starting season 1915–16 in a similar fashion,[4] he volunteered for the Black Watch in November 1915.
He was fatally wounded by a shell during a German trench raid at the Ypres salient on 26 March 1917,[1] having attained the rank of corporal by the time of his death.
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