Paddy Crossan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick James Crossan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Addiewell, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 May 1933 (aged 39)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Addiewell Celtic | |||
| Seafield Athletic | |||
| Arniston Rangers | |||
| 1912–1925 | Heart of Midlothian | 283 | (11) |
| National team | |||
| 1914 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Patrick James "Paddy" Crossan (1894 – 5 May 1933) was a Scottish professional football defender who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian.[1][3]
Personal life
After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Crossan enlisted in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots.[2] He was hit in the leg by shrapnel near Bazentin, France on 9 August 1916, during the Battle of the Somme.[2] The leg was marked for amputation but was saved after being operated on by a German POW surgeon.[2] After recovering back in Britain, Crossan was posted to the 4th Battalion to serve in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign and he was present during the Battle of Jersusalem.[2] He was posted back to the Western Front in 1918 and was gassed in April that year.[2] In 1925, after his retirement from football, he opened Paddy's Bar on Rose Street in Edinburgh.[4] Crossan died of tuberculosis in 1933 and was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery.[5]
References
- 1 2 "The Heart of Midlothian FC Players' Roll of Honour" (PDF). Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hearts of courage - The legendary McCrae's Own". Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ↑ "Patrick Crossan - Hearts Career - from 02 Jan 1912 to 07 Feb 1925". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ↑ "Friends mourn pub landlord". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ↑ "Midlothian Advertiser". 5 May 1933. p. 4.