Alex Raisbeck

Alex Raisbeck
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Galloway Raisbeck
Date of birth	26 December 1878
Place of birth	Polmont, Scotland
Date of death	12 March 1949 (aged 70)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Royal Albert
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
1914–1917	Hamilton Academical
1921–1929	Bristol City
1930–1936	Halifax Town
1936–1938	Chester
1939	Bath City
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.; † Appearances (Goals).;

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Alexander "Alex" Galloway Raisbeck (26 December 1878 – 12 March 1949) was a Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, leading them to two Football League Championships.

[edit] Life and playing career

Born in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Raisbeck played for Hibernian and Stoke before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in May 1898. Making his debut in a Football League Division One match against Sheffield Wednesday on 3 September 1898, the centre-half eventually became club captain and led Liverpool to the championship in 1900-1901 and 1905-1906. While at Liverpool, he won 8 caps for Scotland and captained his country on 5 occasions.

After leaving the club in 1909, Raisbeck played for Partick Thistle and Hamilton Academical, where he eventually became manager, and went on to manage Bristol City, Halifax Town, Chester and Bath City, before returning to Liverpool as a scout.

As a player:

Liverpool FC (1898–1909): 341 appearances, 21 goals - Football League Championship winner's medal (1901, 1906)
Partick Thistle FC (1909–1914): 138 appearances, 9 goals

As a manager:

Bristol City (1921–1929): Football League Division Three (South) Champions (1923, 1927)
Halifax Town (1930–1936)
Chester (1936–1938)