Alec McNair

Alec McNair

Personal information
Full name	Alexander McNair
Date of birth	(1883-12-26)26 December 1883
Playing position	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
–1904	Stenhousemuir
1904–1925	Celtic	583	(8)
National team
1906–1920	Scotland	15	(0)
1919	→ Scotland (wartime)	3	(0)
1908–1920	Scottish League XI	16	(0)
Teams managed
1925–1928	Dundee
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Alec McNair was a Scottish football player and manager. He played as a defender for Celtic and represented the Scotland national team in fifteen official internationals between 1906 and 1920. McNair also represented the Scottish League XI 16 times. He then managed Dundee from 1925 until 1928.

Between 1904 and 1925 McNair played a total of 641 games for Celtic. 18 April 1925 was his last game for the club, a 1-1 draw with Queen's Park. He was 41 years old and is the oldest player ever to play for Celtic.

Honours

• Scottish Premier League: (12) 1904-05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1918–19, 1921–22
• Scottish Cup: (7) 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1925

External links

• Alec McNair at scottishfa.co.uk
• London Hearts profile
• TheCelticWiki profile