David Bain (Scottish footballer)

David Bain (5 August 1900 – 22 February 1966) was a Scottish footballer who initially played as a forward[1] but later became known as a centre-half.[2]

David Bain
Personal information
Date of birth (1900-08-05)5 August 1900
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland[1]
Date of death 22 February 1966(1966-02-22) (aged 65)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Centre-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
000?–1922 Rutherglen Glencairn
1922–1924 Manchester United 22 (9)
1924–1928 Everton 38 (3)
1928–1930 Bristol City 50 (2)
1930–1932 Halifax Town 60 (5)
1932–1934 Rochdale 52 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Rutherglen in Lanarkshire, Bain played for local Rutherglen Glencairn and was capped once for Scotland Juniors in April 1922[3] before signing for Manchester United, then in England's second tier, at the age of 21.[1]

In his second campaign at Old Trafford he scored 8 goals in 18 matches, attracting the attention of Everton, where he spent a four-year spell in the Football League First Division.[4][5] He was a member of the inconsistent squad built around Dixie Dean who were nearly relegated but then immediately went on to take the league title in 1927–28, albeit by then Bain had fallen out of favour, featuring only twice in the championship season.[6]

After his Goodison Park experience he joined Bristol City,[2] then moved down the divisions with Halifax Town and Rochdale, spending two seasons at each club.[4]

Personal life

Bain's older brother, Jimmy, also played for Manchester United. Although they were at the club at the same time for two years, they never appeared together in a competitive fixture.[1][7]

In 1927, Bain married a Welsh girl in Bootle and two sons were born of their marriage. From 1948, they lived in Mather Avenue in Allerton, Liverpool, where he died in 1966.[8]

References
  1. "David Bain". MUFCinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. "David Bain to Bristol City". The Daily Courier. 23 November 1928. Retrieved 23 January 2019 – via BlueCorrespondent.
  3. "Scotland Junior Internationals". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. Boujaoude, Charbel (2017). Manchester United Players' Careers. ISBN 9781387049509.
  5. "Battle of the Mersey". Liverpool Echo. 6 February 1926. Retrieved 23 January 2019 – via LFCHistory.
  6. "David Bain". Everton FC. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  7. "James Bain". 11v11.com. Association of Football Statisticians.
  8. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
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