Alex Weir (footballer, born 1916)
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Full name | Alexander Weir | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 20 October 1916 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bathgate, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 10 January 2003 | (aged 86)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Margate, England | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Stoneyburn Juniors | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1936 | Preston North End | ||||||||||||||||
1936–1938 | Waterford United | ||||||||||||||||
1938–1939 | Shelbourne | ||||||||||||||||
1939 | Glenavon | ||||||||||||||||
1939–1940 | Ballymena United | ||||||||||||||||
1940–1944 | Glentoran | ||||||||||||||||
→ Hartlepools United (guest) | |||||||||||||||||
→ Middlesbrough (guest) | |||||||||||||||||
→ Millwall (guest) | |||||||||||||||||
→ Tranmere Rovers (guest) | |||||||||||||||||
1945–1947 | Watford | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1947–1948 | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
1948 | Margate | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Northampton Town | |||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1948 | Margate | ||||||||||||||||
1950–1952 | FC Bern | ||||||||||||||||
Burma | |||||||||||||||||
1955 | Hayes | ||||||||||||||||
1956–1958 | Letchworth Town | ||||||||||||||||
1957 | Valur | ||||||||||||||||
1957 | Iceland | ||||||||||||||||
1958–1959 | Hendon | ||||||||||||||||
1959–1960 | Hayes | ||||||||||||||||
1961–1963 | St Albans City | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander Weir (20 October 1916 – 10 January 2003) was a Scottish professional footballer born in Bathgate, who played as a striker.
He represented Preston North End, Waterford United, Shelbourne, Glenavon, Ballymena United, Glentoran, Hartlepools United, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Tranmere Rovers, Watford,[2] Northampton Town and Margate.[3]
After his playing career, he became manager of Margate, FC Bern,[4] Burma, Hayes,[3] Letchworth Town, Valur, Iceland,[5] Hendon, Hayes and St Albans City.
Honours
[edit]Shelbourne
Ballymena United
References
[edit]- ^ "Bozenenkov and Zonin – unforgettable icons in Myanmar-Russia friendship history". Myanmar Digital News. 17 February 2023.
- ^ "WATFORD : 1946/47 - 2013/14". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com.
- ^ a b c d "Alex Weir". Margate Football Club History.
- ^ "Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 June 2008.
- ^ "Þjóðviljinn, 06.03.1957 – Timarit.is". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.