Alex Ferguson (footballer, born 1913)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Ferguson | ||
| Date of birth | 1913[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Monifieth, Scotland[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Lochee Harp | ||
| 1934–1936 | St Johnstone | 48 | (12) |
| 1936 | → Hibernian (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 1936–1939 | Heart of Midlothian | 15 | (3) |
| 1939 | Rochdale | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Ferguson (born 1913-?) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right for clubs including St Johnstone, Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian.
While with St Johnstone, he was selected for a Scottish Football Association tour of North America in the summer of 1935; none of the matches was considered a full international.[3][4][5] He had earlier represented his country at Junior level while with Lochee Harp.[6]
His spell at Hibs[7] was a short end-of-season loan to aid the team in their fight against relegation in 1935–36, which was successful. He then signed for their Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts, where a first campaign establishing himself was followed by a goal in the first round of the 1937–38 season;[8] he also scored in the club's next fixture against Hibs in the Wilson Cup, but then suffered a badly broken leg in the last minute of the match.[9] Ferguson never played for Hearts again due to the injury, signing for Rochdale in 1939 after a short trial with Falkirk, but he only made one Football League appearance prior to the outbreak of World War II, with the matches played declared void.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Duchess of Richmond, Liverpool, UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, 1 June 1935, via Ancestry (subscription required)
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- ^ "Scottish Football Association Tour, 1935". Canadian Soccer History. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Neil Morrison (4 January 2018). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1935 Tour of Canada and USA by the Scottish FA". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ David Litterer (1 June 2011). "The Year in American Soccer - 1935". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Junior Scotland 1889 to 2019: The Players and Matches, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 June 2021
- ^ (Hibernian player) Ferguson, Alexander, FitbaStats
- ^ (Hearts player) Alex Ferguson, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Hearts' Winger's Leg Broken, The Scotsman, 19 August 1937, via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Ferguson Alex Image 1 St Johnstone 1934, Vintage Footballers
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- Footballers from Angus, Scotland
- People from Monifieth
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Lochee Harp F.C. players
- St Johnstone F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
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- Scottish Football League players
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