Eadie Fraser

Canadian-born Scottish footballer

Eadie Fraser

Fraser in Scotland kit, 1882

Personal information
Full name|  Malcolm John Eadie Fraser
Date of birth|  (1860-03-04)4 March 1860
Place of birth|  Goderich, Ontario, Canada
Date of death|  8 January 1886(1886-01-08) (aged 25)
Place of death|  Sydney, Australia
Position(s)|  Right wing forward
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1878–1884|  Queen's Park|  |
International career
1880–1883|  Scotland|  5|  (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malcolm John Eadie Fraser (4 March 1860 – 8 January 1886) was a Scottish international footballer who played for Queen's Park and Scotland in the 1870s and 1880s.[1][2]

Fraser was born in Goderich, Canada West, the son of a Scottish Presbyterian minister. Returning to Scotland as a boy, he was brought up in Glasgow. A talented footballer, he won five caps for Scotland between 1880 and 1883, scoring four goals in the process.[3] At Queen's Park he won two Scottish Cup medals in 1881 and 1882 plus three Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups,[4] and was club secretary in 1882–83.[1]

He died in Sydney, Australia of tuberculosis shortly after arriving on a sea journey from Scotland, having been sent there in an effort to cure the effects of the illness, which he contracted while working in Nigeria.[1]

## See also

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* List of Scotland international footballers born outside Scotland

## References

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1. ^ a b c Mitchell, Andy (30 May 2012). "Eadie Fraser - identifying a famous name". Scottish Sport History. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
2. ^ Mitchell, Andy (4 July 2014). "The diaries of a dying footballer: the sad tale of Eadie Fraser". Scottish Sport History. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
3. ^ "[Scotland player] Eadie Fraser". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
4. ^ Name: Fraser, Malcolm John Eadie, QPFC.com

## External links

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* Eadie Fraser at the Scottish Football Association

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