Charlie McCully

Charles Findlay McCully (April 30, 1947 – October 23, 2007) was a soccer player who played as a forward. He spent two seasons in the American Soccer League, one in the German American Soccer League and five in the North American Soccer League. An emigrant from Scotland, he also earned eleven caps with the U.S. national team between 1973 and 1975. He was the brother of Scottish American soccer player Henry McCully.

Professional career Born in Motherwell, Scotland, McCully relocated to the United States and initially played two seasons in the American Soccer League. In 1968, he signed with the Boston Beacons of the North American Soccer League (NASL). The Beacons folded at the end of the season and McCully moved to the German American Soccer League for the next two seasons. In 1971, the expansion New York Cosmos signed McCully. He played twenty-four games, scoring six goals in 1971. The next season, he played in only seven games and scored no goals before leaving the NASL. In 1975, he returned to the NASL with the Hartford Bicentennials. In 1976, Hartford traded him to the Washington Diplomats. He retired from the professional game at the end of the season. He played semi-professional and amateur soccer until age 55.

National team As a naturalized citizen, McCully earned eleven caps with the U.S. national team between 1973 and 1975. His first game with the national team came in a 1–0 win over Poland on August 12, 1973. His last game was a 2–0 loss to Mexico on August 25, 1975 at the 1975 Copa Ciudad de México in which he played alongside his brother Henry McCully, who gained both of his two caps at the tournament.

In 1999, McCully was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame as an inaugural member.