Pat Savage

Patrick Savage (19 November 1882 – 9 November 1969) was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline Athletic and St Bernard's.[2] He also served as assistant trainer at King's Park.[2]

Pat Savage

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Savage[1]
Date of birth	19 November 1882
Place of birth	Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Date of death	9 November 1969 (aged 86)[2]
Place of death	Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Cowdenbeath Athletic
1905–1908	Cowdenbeath	4	(0)
1908–1910	Dunfermline Athletic
1910–1911	Hearts of Beath
1911–1912	St Bernard's
1912–1914	King's Park
1914–1919	Cowdenbeath	18	(0)
1915	→ Reading (guest)
	Hearts of Beath
1921–1922	St Bernard's	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Savage worked as a miner and his uncle James also played football as a full back for Cowdenbeath.[1] In 1915, during the first 12 months of the First World War, he enlisted in the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and his battalion would later become a member of the Black Watch.[1] Savage saw action during the Mesopotamian campaign and on the Western Front.[1] After the war, he returned to work as a miner and later as a barman.[1]

References

1. blackwatchmuseum (25 February 2015). "A Fife Footballers Great War Story". The Black Watch Castle & Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
2. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.