Date of birth | 21 January 1925 |
Place of birth | Dundee |
Nationality | Scottish |
Position | Wing 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.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Sheffield United | 01 Dec 1944 | 01 Feb 1948 | |
Arsenal | 01 Feb 1948 | 01 Aug 1956 | |
Leyton Orient | 01 Aug 1956 | 01 Nov 1957 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1947-48 | Arsenal | League Division One | 11 | 2 |
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1948-49 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1948-49 | Arsenal | League Division One | 25 | 4 |
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1949-50 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 6 | ||||
1949-50 | Arsenal | League Division One | 23 | 2 |
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1950-51 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
1950-51 | Arsenal | League Division One | 32 | 4 |
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1951-52 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 5 | ||||
1951-52 | Arsenal | League Division One | 38 | 2 |
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1952-53 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
1952-53 | Arsenal | League Division One | 33 | 1 |
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1953-54 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
1953-54 | Arsenal | League Division One | 30 | 4 |
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1954-55 | Arsenal | League Division One | 20 | 1 |
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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.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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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.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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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.