GREAT CLUB SERVANT PASSES AWAY
26th July 2016
The Club are sad to report the death of one of its most notable players Charlie McFadyen.
Charlie joined the club at the start of season 1955/56 from Rutherglen Glencairn and immediately slotted into the right back slot, playing 18 consecutive matches before heading off to do his two years National Service with the Royal Navy.
On his return to Muirton Park in 1957, he picked up where he had left off and over the course of the next eight seasons made the right-back slot virtually his own.
Such remarkable consistency led to him being named team captain and not surprisingly his dedication to Saints – his only senior club – led to him being the club’s record appearance maker for a number of years and to this day only the late Drew Rutherford has surpassed his total of 336 appearances for the club.
During his time with Saints they won the Second Division Championship on two occasions – 1959/60 and 1962/63 and he also appeared in both the League Cup semi-finals that the club reached in 1961 and 1962.
Charlie was the Supporters Club Player of the Year at the end of 1963/64 Season.
Once he retired from playing, Charlie remained with Saints for a short spell coaching the younger players.
One of THE great Saints, Charlie was 74 when he succumbed to a short battle with liver and bone cancer at the end of last week and the Club passes its condolences to his family at this sad time.
Charlie, who lived in Clarkston, is survived by his wife Betty, sons Stephen and Graham, and grand-children Katie, Laura and Calum. The funeral will take place at Linn Crematorium on Thursday at 1pm.