Alex Forbes

Date of birth21 January 1925
Place of birthDundee
NationalityScottish
PositionWing half

Scotland International

With Arsenal, 1st Division Champion 1953, FA Cup winner 1950 and runner-up 1952. One of the Arsenal stars of the post-war era, wing-half Alex was a stalwart of the League Championship team of 1953 and FA Cup winner in 1950.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Sheffield United 01 Dec 1944 01 Feb 1948
Arsenal 01 Feb 1948 01 Aug 1956
Leyton Orient 01 Aug 1956 01 Nov 1957

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1947-48 Arsenal League Division One 11
2
1948-49 Arsenal FA Cup 1
1948-49 Arsenal League Division One 25
4
1949-50 Arsenal FA Cup 6
1949-50 Arsenal League Division One 23
2
1950-51 Arsenal FA Cup 4
1950-51 Arsenal League Division One 32
4
1951-52 Arsenal FA Cup 5
1951-52 Arsenal League Division One 38
2
1952-53 Arsenal FA Cup 4
1952-53 Arsenal League Division One 33
1
1953-54 Arsenal FA Cup 2
1953-54 Arsenal League Division One 30
4
1954-55 Arsenal League Division One 20
1
1955-56 Arsenal League Division One 5


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

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1946-47 Scotland British Home Championship 1
1946-47 Scotland International Friendly 2
1947-48 Scotland British Home Championship 2
1949-50 Scotland FIFA World Cup 1
1949-50 Scotland International Friendly 2
1950-51 Scotland British Home Championship 2
1950-51 Scotland International Friendly 1
1951-52 Scotland British Home Championship 1
1951-52 Scotland International Friendly 2


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
12 Apr 1947 England v Scotland D 1-1 British Home Championship
18 May 1947 Belgium v Scotland L 2-1 International Friendly
24 May 1947 Luxembourg v Scotland W 0-6 International Friendly
04 Oct 1947 Ireland v Scotland L 2-0 British Home Championship
12 Nov 1947 Scotland v Wales L 1-2 British Home Championship
15 Apr 1950 Scotland v England L 0-1 FIFA World Cup Group 1
21 May 1950 Portugal v Scotland D 2-2 International Friendly
27 May 1950 France v Scotland W 0-1 International Friendly
21 Oct 1950 Wales v Scotland W 1-3 British Home Championship
01 Nov 1950 Scotland v Ireland W 6-1 British Home Championship
13 Dec 1950 Scotland v Austria L 0-1 International Friendly
14 Nov 1951 Scotland v Wales L 0-1 British Home Championship
25 May 1952 Denmark v Scotland W 1-2 International Friendly
30 May 1952 Sweden v Scotland L 3-1 International Friendly


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