Alex McGeoch
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Birth name | Alexander McGeoch | ||
Date of birth | 10 March 1854 | ||
Place of birth | Partick, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 24 January 1922 | (aged 67)||
Place of death | Birmingham, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Glasgow Western | |||
Dumbreck | |||
International career | |||
1876–1877 | Scotland | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander McGeoch (10 March 1854 – 24 January 1922) was a Scottish footballer who played for Glasgow Western, Dumbreck and Scotland.[2] A goalkeeper, he was the only serving Dumbreck player to have been selected for international duty.[3] McGeoch also played cricket and rugby union (representing the West of Scotland club in both sports);[1][2] in his professional life he was a company director at a brass hardware firm in England, and in 1920 was awarded an OBE for services relating to work in relation to the First World War. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ a b (Smith 2013, p. 180)
- ^ Scotland Football Records | Clubs played for | Dumbreck, London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 21 February 2022
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.