Frank Meechan

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Frank Meechan
Personnel
Surname Francis Meechan
birthday October 27, 1929
place of birth Condorrat ,  Scotland
date of death 20th August 1976
Place of death Croy ,  Scotland
position Defender
Juniors
Years station
Hibernian Edinburgh
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1952-1959 Celtic Glasgow 86 (0)
1958-1959 →  Stirling Albion  (loan) 6 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Francis "Frank" Meechan (born October 27, 1929 in Condorrat , Scotland , † August 20, 1976 in Croy , Scotland) was a Scottish football player . In his playing career he won numerous titles with Celtic Glasgow .

Career

Frank Meechan was born in 1929 in Condorrat , a small village in the North Lanarkshire region. In his youth he played football for Hibernian Edinburgh . In July 1952 he signed a contract with Celtic Glasgow . The Meechan used in defense made his debut in August 1952 in the team of Celtic in a 3-0 defeat against Hibernian . In the final of the Coronation Cup in 1953, which was played in honor of the coronation of Elizabeth II , Meechan was left with only one place as a substitute behind Alex Rollo . He was used regularly in the league and the cup. In 1954 he won the championship and cup double with Celtic . In 1957 and 1958 he won the league cup twice in a row with the team. Meechan played for Celtic from 1952 to 1959 in 116 games (86 league games). In the 1958/59 season he was awarded to Stirling Albion before ending his career. After retiring from his career, he worked as a scout for Celtic from 1968 to 1975 . He died in Croy in 1976 at the age of 47 .

successes

with Celtic Glasgow:

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personal data
SURNAME Meechan, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Meechan, Francis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION scottish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH October 27, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Condorrat , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH 20th August 1976
Place of death Croy (North Lanarkshire) , Scotland