Alex Raisbeck
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Galloway Raisbeck | ||
Date of birth | 26 December 1878 | ||
Place of birth | Polmont, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 12 March 1949 | (aged 70)||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Royal Albert | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1896–1898 | Hibernian | 25 | (3) |
1898 | Stoke | 4 | (0) |
1898–1909 | Liverpool | 312 | (19) |
1909–1914 | Partick Thistle | 138 | (9) |
1914–19?? | Hamilton Academical | ||
Total | 479 | (31) | |
International career | |||
1897–1912 | Scottish League XI | 3 | (0) |
1900–1907 | Scotland | 8 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1914–1917 | Hamilton Academical | ||
1921–1929 | Bristol City | ||
1930–1936 | Halifax Town | ||
1936–1938 | Chester | ||
1939 | Bath City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander Galloway Raisbeck (26 December 1878 – 12 March 1949) was a Scottish footballer, who played in the Football League for Liverpool and Stoke, and in the Scottish league for Hibernian, Partick Thistle and Hamilton Academical. Raisbeck played eight times for Scotland between 1900 and 1907. He managed Hamilton, Bristol City, Halifax Town, Chester and Bath City.
Career
Born in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Raisbeck played for Hibernian and a short spell with 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.
Career statistics
Source:[1]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Test Match | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hibernian | 1896–97 | Scottish Division One | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |
1897–98 | Scottish Division One | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 20 | 3 | ||
Total | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
Stoke | 1897–98 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Liverpool | 1898–99 | First Division | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | 38 | 2 | |
1899–1900 | First Division | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | 38 | 4 | ||
1900–01 | First Division | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | ||
1901–02 | First Division | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 29 | 1 | ||
1902–03 | First Division | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | ||
1903–04 | First Division | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | ||
1904–05 | Second Division | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 35 | 2 | ||
1905–06 | First Division | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 40 | 1 | ||
1906–07 | First Division | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 4 | ||
1907–08 | First Division | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 26 | 2 | ||
1908–09 | First Division | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 2 | ||
Total | 312 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 21 | ||
Career Total | 341 | 22 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 378 | 25 |
Honours
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
- Scotland (1900–1907): 8 appearances
As a manager:
- Bristol City (1921–1929): Football League Division Three (South) Champions (1923, 1927)
- Halifax Town (1930–1936)
- Chester (1936–1938)
References
- ^ Alex Raisbeck at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
- Alex Raisbeck, www.ihibs.co.uk
- liverpoolfc.tv profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-08-28)
- lfchistory.net profile
- 1878 births
- 1949 deaths
- Bath City F.C. managers
- Bristol City F.C. managers
- Chester City F.C. managers
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. managers
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. non-playing staff
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- English Football League players
- People from Polmont
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Royal Albert F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Falkirk (council area)
- Scottish Football League managers
- Association football defenders