Robert McAuley (24 August 1904 – 1994) was a Scottish

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who played as a fullback. He played professionally in Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland and the United States in addition to earning two

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in the Scotland national team in 1931.

Professional

While born in Scotland, spending his infancy living in

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, McAuley's family emigrated to Canada, and he grew up in

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. At some point, he began playing for Lachine, then moved to

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, showing on Montreal's roster on 3 August 1925 and again on 1 August 1927, both times as Montreal All-Stars lost the Carls-Rite Cup to Toronto All-Stars. He is also reported as having played for the Grenadier Guards. In 1925, McAuley moved to the United States and signed with the Providence Clamdiggers of the American Soccer League. He played two and a half seasons in Providence before transferring to the Fall River halfway through the 1927–28 season. He remained with the 'Marksmen' until the spring of 1930. That year, Fall River defeated Cleveland Bruell Insurance in the

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. McAuley scored Fall River's second goal in the Marksmen's 2–1 second game victory. In July 1930, McAuley signed with

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in the

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. He made his debut on 13 September of that year, but then returned to Canada and played for Bluebonnets when they won the Quebec Cup at the end of that month. He came back to Rangers and played in two more matches at the end of that 1930–31 season (in which they won the Scottish title) and played regularly in the next, 48 matches including wins in the

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final and in the 1932 Scottish Cup Final, beating

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after a replay. In May 1932, he transferred to Chelsea in the

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. He spent over four years with the

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club before moving to

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in December 1936 for half a season. In 1937, he signed as a player-manager with

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of the

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. He then moved to

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for the 1938–1939 season before finishing with

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in 1939; he played three times for the

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club at the start of the 1939–40 season but these were declared void after the outbreak of

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National team

McAuley earned two

with the Scotland national team, a 3–1 victory over

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on 19 September 1931 and a 3–2 victory over

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on 31 October 1931.

External links

* The SFA profile erroneously attributes McAuley's second appearance to
History of Canadian Soccer 1876–1940

References

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