Sandy Main

Sandy Main
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Main
Date of birth	1873
Place of birth	West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland
Position(s)	Right half / Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1898–1899	West Calder
1899	Rangers
1899	West Calder
1899	Hibernian
1899–1903	Woolwich Arsenal
1903–1904	Motherwell
1904–1907	Watford
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander "Sandy" Main (born 1873) was a Scottish professional footballer and middle-distance runner. Born in West Calder, West Lothian, Main started his career with his hometown club. He later played for fellow Scottish sides Rangers, Hibernian and Motherwell, as well as English clubs Woolwich Arsenal and Watford. He spent most of his career as a forward, but played predominantly as a right half at Watford.^[2]

Main scored two goals in Arsenal's biggest ever win, a 12–0 Football League victory against Loughborough on 12 March 1900.^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ Jones, Trefor (1998). Watford Season by Season. T.G. Jones. pp. 40–45. ISBN 0-9527458-1-X.
^ ^a ^b Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 159. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
^ "Record scorelines". Arsenal Football Club. Retrieved 6 March 2011.

External links[edit]

Alex Main, www.ihibs.co.uk

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[sbs-1] Jones, Trefor (1998). Watford Season by Season. T.G. Jones. pp. 40–45. ISBN 0-9527458-1-X.

[WhosWho-2] Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 159. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.

[arsenalrecords-3] "Record scorelines". Arsenal Football Club. Retrieved 6 March 2011.

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