Frank Meechan
Personal information
Full name Francis Meechan
Date of birth 27 October 1929
Place of birth Condorrat, Scotland
Date of death 20 August 1976(1976-08-20) (aged 46)
Place of death Cumbernauld, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Petershill
1952–1958 Celtic 86 (0)
1958–1959Stirling Albion (loan) 6 (0)
International career
Scottish League XI
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Meechan (27 October 1929 – 20 August 1976) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender for Petershill, Celtic and Stirling Albion. He played for Celtic in three Scottish Cup Finals in the mid-1950s, beating Aberdeen in 1954 (as part of a double with the Scottish Football League, the club's first championship since the 1930s)[1] followed by defeats at the hands of Clyde in 1955 and Hearts in 1956.[2]

After retiring as a player Meechan became a scout for Celtic in a link with his local club Cumbernauld United (where a teenage Kenny Dalglish was farmed out for experience during the period), but died aged 46 – the Frank Meechan Memorial Charity Match in Cumbernauld was played in his memory.[3]

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