Charlie McCormack

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Charlie McCormack

| image=

| fullname= Charles McCormack

| height= 5ft 8in

| position= Right back

| birth_date= 29 April 1895

| birth_place= Garnkirk, Scotland

| death_date= {{death year and age|1975|1895}}

| death_place= Glasgow, Scotland

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1=

| years1= –

| clubs1= Bellshill Athletic

| caps1= | goals1=

| years2= 1915–1924

| clubs2= Third Lanark

| caps2= 234 | goals2= 4

| years3= 1924–1928

| clubs3= Hamilton Academical

| caps3= 101 | goals3= 7

| years4 = 1928–1929

| clubs4= Ayr United

| caps4= 2 | goals4= 0

| years5= –

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| caps5= | goals5=

| totalcaps= 337 | totalgoals = 11

}}

Charles McCormack (29 April 1895 – 1975) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back, mainly for Third Lanark and Hamilton Academical, as well as a short spell at Ayr United before retiring.[https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/mccormack-charlie-1924 McCormack, Charlie (1924)], Hamilton Academical Memory Bank

He made more than 350 appearances in the Scottish Football League's top division and the Scottish Cup across 14 seasons{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}} but won no major trophies, the closest he got being a defeat to Rangers in the Glasgow Cup final in 1923.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k_dYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2246%2C3642737 Glasgow Cup Final Tie], The Glasgow Herald, 1 October 1923 He was involved in a memorable match while playing for Hamilton against Rangers in 1927: required to take over as goalkeeper when Alex Binnie suffered a broken leg, his team were awarded a penalty which he scored, and the opposition then missed a penalty of their own. Rangers eventually equalised but McCormack made several saves and Accies held out for a draw.[https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1927/1927041607.htm Rangers Drop A Point.], The Scotsman, 18 April 1927, via London Hearts Supporters Club

McCormack toured North America in the summer of 1921 with 'Scotland' (in reality, Third Lanark with a number of capable guest players);{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/britishfatours.html |title=British "FA XI" Tours: 1921 "Third Lanark's Scotland XI" - Canada and USA|author=Neil Morrison |date=4 January 2018 |website=RSSSF |accessdate=25 November 2020 }}{{Cite web |url=http://gottfriedfuchs.blogspot.com/2013/11/when-third-lanark-were-scotland.html|title=When Third Lanark were Scotland|website=Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937 |date=18 November 2013 |accessdate=25 November 2020 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-history-news-and-blog/scots-on-tour-in-1921|title=Scots on tour in 1921|website=Scottish Sport History|date=15 March 2013|accessdate=25 November 2020 }} no other representative honours came his way.