Charlie McCully

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Charlie McCully

| image =

| fullname = Charles Findlay McCully

| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|4|30}}

| birth_place = Motherwell, Scotland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|10|23|1947|4|30}}

| death_place = Meriden, Connecticut, United States

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Cambuslang Rangers

| years1 = 1966

| years2 = 1967

| years3 = 1968

| years4 = 1971–1972

| years5 = 1975–1976

| years6 = 1976

| years7 = 1977

| clubs1 = Stirling Albion

| clubs2 = Philadelphia Ukrainians

| clubs3 = Boston Beacons

| clubs4 = New York Cosmos

| clubs5 = Hartford Bicentennials

| clubs6 = Washington Diplomats

| clubs7 = Connecticut Yankees

| caps1 = 1

| caps2 =

| caps3 = 6

| caps4 = 31

| caps5 = 30

| caps6 = 8

| caps7 = 5

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 =

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 6

| goals5 = 5

| goals6 = 1

| goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1973–1975

| nationalteam1 = United States

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Charles Findlay McCully (April 30, 1947 – October 23, 2007) was a soccer player who played as a forward. He spent two seasons in the American Soccer League, one in the German American Soccer League and five in the North American Soccer League. An emigrant from Scotland, he also earned eleven caps with the U.S. national team between 1973 and 1975.

Professional career

{{unreferenced section|date=March 2023}}Born in Motherwell, Scotland, McCully relocated to the United States and initially played two seasons in the American Soccer League. In 1968, he signed with the Boston Beacons of the North American Soccer League (NASL). The Beacons folded at the end of the season and McCully moved to the German American Soccer League for the next two seasons. In 1971, the expansion New York Cosmos signed McCully. He played twenty-four games, scoring six goals in 1971. The next season, he played in only seven games and scored no goals before leaving the NASL. In 1975, he returned to the NASL with the Hartford Bicentennials. In 1976, Hartford traded him to the Washington Diplomats. He retired at the end of the season.

McCully was regarded as someone with a nose for the goal, and a player with eyes in the back of his head (he was extremely aware of every man's position on the pitch). He was also regarded as a great teacher of the game, who always had time to talk and mentor the younger players, and was a very giving person.

National team

As a naturalized citizen, McCully earned eleven caps with the U.S. national team between 1973 and 1975. His first game with the national team came in a 1–0 win over Poland on August 12, 1973. His last game was a 2–0 loss to Mexico on August 25, 1975, in the Mexico Cup[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det70.html USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979], Barrie Courtney, RSSSF, 14 June 2003 in which he played alongside his brother Henry McCully, who gained both of his two caps at the tournament.

In 1999, McCully was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame as an inaugural member.[http://www.ctsoccerhalloffame.org/Page.asp?n=63298&org=ctsoccerhalloffame.org Class of 1999], CT Soccer Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 17 September 2021

References

External links

{{NeilBrownPlayers|player5/charliemccully|Charlie McCully}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20021101023843/http://www.ctheritage.org/encyclopedia/topicalsurveys/sports.htm History of sports in Connecticut] (archived)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102920/http://www.soccerhall.org/Election%20Process/2007/Veteran_Bios.htm Hall of Fame eligibility bio] (archived)
[https://www.wallingfordfh.com/obituary/6087261 Memorial site]

Category:1947 births

Category:2007 deaths

Category:Scottish men's footballers

Category:American men's soccer players

Category:American Soccer League (1933–1983) players

Category:Boston Beacons players

Category:Connecticut Yankees (soccer) players

Category:Cosmopolitan Soccer League players

Category:Connecticut Bicentennials players

Category:Footballers from Motherwell

Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players

Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players