Alex Elder

Date of birth25 April 1941
Place of birthLisburn
NationalityNorthern Irish
PositionLeft back

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Burnley 01 Jan 1959 01 Aug 1967

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
05 May 1962 Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley L 3-1 FA Cup Final


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1959-60 Northern Ireland B International 1
1959-60 Northern Ireland British Home Championship 1
1960-61 Northern Ireland British Home Championship 3
1960-61 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup 3
1961-62 Northern Ireland British Home Championship 2
1961-62 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup 1
1962-63 Northern Ireland British Home Championship 3
1962-63 Northern Ireland UEFA European Championship 3
1963-64 Northern Ireland British Home Championship 1
1963-64 Northern Ireland International Friendly 1
1963-64 Northern Ireland Under-23 1
1964-65 Northern Ireland British Home Championship 3
1964-65 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup 5
1965-66 Northern Ireland British Home Championship 3
1965-66 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup 1
1965-66 Northern Ireland International Friendly 1
1
1966-67 Northern Ireland UEFA European Championship 3
1967-68 Northern Ireland UEFA European Championship 2
1968-69 Northern Ireland British Home Championship 2
1
1969-70 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
11 Nov 1959 Northern Ireland v France D 1-1 B International
06 Apr 1960 Wales v Northern Ireland L 3-2 British Home Championship
08 Oct 1960 Northern Ireland v England L 2-5 British Home Championship
26 Oct 1960 Northern Ireland v West Germany L 3-4 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
09 Nov 1960 Scotland v Northern Ireland L 5-2 British Home Championship
12 Apr 1961 Northern Ireland v Wales L 1-5 British Home Championship
03 May 1961 Greece v Northern Ireland L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
10 May 1961 West Germany v Northern Ireland L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
07 Oct 1961 Northern Ireland v Scotland L 1-6 British Home Championship
17 Oct 1961 Northern Ireland v Greece W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
22 Nov 1961 England v Northern Ireland D 1-1 British Home Championship
10 Oct 1962 Poland v Northern Ireland W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Preliminary round 1st leg
20 Oct 1962 Northern Ireland v England L 1-3 British Home Championship
07 Nov 1962 Scotland v Northern Ireland L 5-1 British Home Championship
28 Nov 1962 Northern Ireland v Poland W 2-0 UEFA European Championship Preliminary round 2nd leg
03 Apr 1963 Northern Ireland v Wales L 1-4 British Home Championship
30 May 1963 Spain v Northern Ireland D 1-1 UEFA European Championship 1st round 1st leg
05 Feb 1964 Northern Ireland v Wales D 3-3 Under-23
15 Apr 1964 Wales v Northern Ireland W 2-3 British Home Championship
29 Apr 1964 Northern Ireland v Uruguay W 3-0 International Friendly
03 Oct 1964 Northern Ireland v England L 3-4 British Home Championship
14 Oct 1964 Northern Ireland v Switzerland W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
14 Nov 1964 Switzerland v Northern Ireland L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
25 Nov 1964 Scotland v Northern Ireland L 3-2 British Home Championship
17 Mar 1965 Northern Ireland v Netherlands W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
31 Mar 1965 Northern Ireland v Wales L 0-5 British Home Championship
07 Apr 1965 Netherlands v Northern Ireland D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
07 May 1965 Northern Ireland v Albania W 4-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
02 Oct 1965 Northern Ireland v Scotland W 3-2 British Home Championship
10 Nov 1965 England v Northern Ireland L 2-1 British Home Championship
24 Nov 1965 Albania v Northern Ireland D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
30 Mar 1966 Wales v Northern Ireland W 1-4 British Home Championship
22 Jun 1966 Northern Ireland v Mexico W 4-1 International Friendly
22 Oct 1966 Northern Ireland v England L 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 8
16 Nov 1966 Scotland v Northern Ireland L 2-1 UEFA European Championship Group 8
12 Apr 1967 Northern Ireland v Wales D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Group 8
22 Nov 1967 England v Northern Ireland L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group 8
28 Feb 1968 Wales v Northern Ireland L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group 8
03 May 1969 Northern Ireland v England L 1-3 British Home Championship
06 May 1969 Scotland v Northern Ireland D 1-1 British Home Championship
10 May 1969 Northern Ireland v Wales D 0-0 British Home Championship
10 Sep 1969 Northern Ireland v USSR D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 4


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.