Charlie McCully

Charles Findlay McCully (April 30, 1947 – October 23, 2007) was a soccer player who played as a forward. He spent two seasons in the American Soccer League, one in the German American Soccer League and five in the North American Soccer League. An emigrant from Scotland, he also earned eleven caps with the U.S. national team between 1973 and 1975.

Charlie McCully
Personal information
Full name Charles Findlay McCully
Date of birth (1947-04-30)April 30, 1947
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death October 23, 2007(2007-10-23) (aged 60)
Place of death Meriden, Connecticut, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Cambuslang Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966 Stirling Albion 1 (0)
1967 Philadelphia Ukrainians
1968 Boston Beacons 6 (0)
1971–1972 New York Cosmos 31 (6)
1975–1976 Hartford Bicentennials 30 (5)
1976 Washington Diplomats 8 (1)
1977 Connecticut Yankees 5 (1)
International career
1973–1975 United States 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Professional career

Born in Motherwell, Scotland, McCully relocated to the United States and initially played two seasons in the American Soccer League. In 1968, he signed with the Boston Beacons of the North American Soccer League (NASL). The Beacons folded at the end of the season and McCully moved to the German American Soccer League for the next two seasons. In 1971, the expansion New York Cosmos signed McCully. He played twenty-four games, scoring six goals in 1971. The next season, he played in only seven games and scored no goals before leaving the NASL. In 1975, he returned to the NASL with the Hartford Bicentennials. In 1976, Hartford traded him to the Washington Diplomats. He retired at the end of the season.

McCully was regarded as someone with a nose for the goal, and a player with eyes in the back of his head (he was extremely aware of every man's position on the pitch). He was also regarded as a great teacher of the game, who always had time to talk and mentor the younger players, and was a very giving person.

National team

As a naturalized citizen, McCully earned eleven caps with the U.S. national team between 1973 and 1975. His first game with the national team came in a 1–0 win over Poland on August 12, 1973. His last game was a 2–0 loss to Mexico on August 25, 1975 in the Mexico Cup[1] in which he played alongside his brother Henry McCully, who gained both of his two caps at the tournament.

In 1999, McCully was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame as an inaugural member.[2]

See also

References
  1. USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979, Barrie Courtney, RSSSF, 14 June 2003
  2. Class of 1999, CT Soccer Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 17 September 2021
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