Tom Gracie (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Thomas "Tom" Gracie (12 June 1889 - 23 October 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer and, latterly, a corporal in the 16th Battalion of The Royal Scots. He was the joint-leading scorer in the Scottish Football League in the 1914-15 season.Born in Yorkhill, Glasgow, Gracie studied bookkeeping upon leaving school before finding work as a meatsalesman. He was concurrently playing for Shawfield, then Strathclyde FC but in 1907 he was offered the chance to move into League football when approached by Airdrieonians, third-placed finishers the previous season. After short spells with Hamilton Academical and Arthurlie, he joined Morton in 1909.