Alex Weir (footballer, born 1916)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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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
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
.Honours
Shelbourne
Ballymena United
References
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- ^ "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.