Kenneth William Eadie is a retired Scottish

Scotland

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 footballer

Football (soccer)

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 who played for, amongst others, Clydebank

Clydebank F.C.

Clydebank Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, near Yoker. The present club, formed in 2003, is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and currently plays in West Super League Premier Division...

, Airdrieonians

Airdrieonians F.C.

Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire....

 and Queen of the South

Queen of the South F.C.

Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...

 during his career.

Ken Eadie played as a striker and spent the longest part of his playing career with Clydebank hitting 149 goals on his 276 league games. He is the club's all-time leading scorer. Eadie won the Daily Record Golden Boot in 1991, clinching it on the final day of the season with 4 second half strikes in a 7-1 victory over Partick Thistle at New Kilbowie Park which saw him pip Gordon Dalziel

Gordon Dalziel

Gordon Dalziel is a Scottish former footballer, ex-manager of Ayr United, Raith Rovers and Glenafton Athletic.-Career:...

 and finish the season with 30 goals. Eadie was inducted into the Clydebank Hall of Fame alongside Jim Fallon

Jim Fallon

James "Jim" Fallon is a Scottish former footballer and manager. He played 619 Scottish Football League matches for Clydebank, going on to manage them and also Dumbarton....

, Jim Gallagher

Jimmy Gallagher

Jimmy Gallagher was a Scottish American soccer right wing midfielder who spent eleven seasons in the American Soccer League. He was a member of the U.S. soccer teams at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and 1934 FIFA World Cup...

 and Davie Cooper

Davie Cooper

David "Davie" Cooper was a professional football player. He was a Scotland international and played as a left winger....

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Included amongst his time at Queen of the South Eadie was joint manager along with George Rowe

George Rowe (footballer)

George Rowe is a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clydebank, Arbroath, Queen of the South and Stirling Albion. His position was Central Defence.-Clydebank:...

. The management of the pair helped turn round a difficult first season, thanks in large part to the performances of then youngsters Jamie McAllister

Jamie McAllister

James Reynolds "Jamie" McAllister is a Scottish international professional Association footballer currently playing for Bristol City. He plays usually as a left back.-Early career:...

 and David Lilley

David Lilley

David William Lilley is a Scottish professional footballer who usually plays at centre back but also has also played at right back. Lilley was the club captain at Queen of the South from August 2009 until May 2011...

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