Alex Douglas (footballer)

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Alex Douglas
Personal information
Full name Alexander Robert Douglas[1]
Date of birth 15 April 1893
Place of birth Perth, Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1911 Leith Amateurs
1911–1913 Leith Athletic 1 (0)
1913–1915 Queen's Park 16 (2)
Managerial career
1927–1928 Leith Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Robert Douglas was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a left half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and Leith Athletic.[1][2] He later managed Leith Athletic.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Allan served as a private in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leith Athletic 1911–12[2] Scottish Second Division 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Queen's Park 1913–14[1] Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1914–15[1] 9 1 — 2[a] 0 11 1
1915–16[1] 6 1 — 0 0 6 1
Total 16 2 0 0 2 0 18 2
Career total 17 2 0 0 2 0 19 2
  1. ^ Appearances in Glasgow Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Douglas, Alexander Robert". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 2" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2018.


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