Harry Adam

Harry Adam was born in the United States on 17^th August 1891. By 1901, the family had moved back home to Dunfermline. After leaving school, Harry began working in the local coalmine, alongside his father.

He had shown talent a talent for football from an early age, playing for local clubs. In 1910 “Sharkie” signed for Dunfermline Athletic. Fast, with a good turn of pace, the only thing he was lacking was height, being only 5’ 5in. Harry found it hard to break into the first team, and was most often a reserve. In 1912, he joined Kirkcaldy United, where he got more games under his belt, and became their recognised forward.

In 1913 Dundee F.C. signed three players from Kirkcaldy United, one of whom was Harry.

He made his debut against Clyde in August, but did not make another first team match until December when he made seven successive appearances, scoring his first goal for the club in an away match defeat against Third Lanark on Christmas Day. He dropped down to the “A” team for the rest of the 1913/14 season, playing in the Northern League. He didn’t make the step up again until the following season. In December, he made four starts, scoring again in a 2-1 defeat against Ayr United, being used mainly as an inside right.

By the start of the 1915/16 season Harry had returned to Kirkcaldy United, and resumed  his work  as a miner at Rosebank Colliery.

He enlisted, as a Private, with the 4^th Royal Scots (Queen’s Edinburgh Rifles) in October, 1915, joining the battalion In Egypt guarding the Suez Canal. From there he joined the advance into Palestine.

Harry died on the 12th November 1917. He is commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial in the Jerusalem War Cemetery. He left behind a wife, Annie Adam, and a son, who resided at Milesmark near Dunfermline.

Harry made eight appearances, and scored two goals in his time at Dens Park.