Harry Paul

Harry Paul
Personal information
Full name Harold McDonald Paul[1]
Date of birth 31 August 1886
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 18 April 1948(1948-04-18) (aged 61)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1914 Queen's Park 163 (31)
International career
1909 Scotland 3 (2)
1909 Scottish League XI 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold McDonald Paul (31 August 1886 – 18 April 1948) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a forward in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1][3] He was capped by Scotland at international level.[2]

Personal life

Paul attended Crieff Academy and Glasgow University, studying veterinary surgery at the latter institution.[2] He later became a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.[2] During the First World War, Paul served as an enlisted man in the Scottish Horse and then as an officer in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps.[2] He returned to veterinary surgery after the war.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1904–05[1] Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
1905–06[1] Scottish First Division 23 5 2 0 0 0 25 5
1906–07[1] Scottish First Division 16 4 5 1 1[b] 0 22 5
1907–08[1] Scottish First Division 23 4 5 3 2[c] 0 30 7
1908–09[1] Scottish First Division 29 8 4 2 3[d] 0 36 10
1909–10[1] Scottish First Division 12 4 6 1 3[b] 0 21 5
1910–11[1] Scottish First Division 10 0 0 0 1[b] 0 11 0
1911–12[1] Scottish First Division 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
1912–13[1] Scottish First Division 15 2 2 1 1[b] 0 18 3
1913–14[1] Scottish First Division 22 4 5 1 1[b] 0 28 5
Career total 163 31 30 9 13 0 206 40
  1. ^ Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup.
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Glasgow Cup.
  3. ^ 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup.
  4. ^ 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Paul, Harold McDonald". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017" (PDF). p. 10. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

Further reading

  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.


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