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This article is about the Scottish footballer born 1911. For the Scottish footballer born 1894, see Alex McNab.

Sandy McNab
Personal information
Full name Alexander McNab
Date of birth 27 December 1911
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 12 September 1962(1962-09-12) (aged 50)
Place of death East Kilbride, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Pollok
1932–1938 Sunderland 97 (6)
1938–1946 West Bromwich Albion 49 (2)
1946–1947 Newport County 3 (0)
Total 149 (8)
International career
1937–1939 Scotland 2 (0)
Managerial career
1948–1949 Northwich Victoria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander McNab (27 December 1911 – 12 September 1962)[2][3] was a Scottish footballer. Although not seen as one of the most important members of the squad in his time at Sunderland, he had a role in two of their greatest successes:[1] he was on the pitch for the league championship clincher in 1936, and replaced injured captain Alex Hastings in the 1937 FA Cup Final. He also won the 1936 FA Charity Shield.[4]

In 1938, McNab joined West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £7,000 but war intervened and he went to various clubs on loan including Nottingham Forest, Northampton Town and Walsall. He eventually signed for Newport County in 1946.[5] McNab later played for Dudley Town and managed Northwich Victoria from 1948 to 1949[6] before eventually retiring in 1952.

References

  1. ^ a b Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  2. ^ Dykes, Garth & Lamming, Doug (2000). All The Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderand AFC. Sunderland AFC. p. 312. ISBN 1-899538-15-1.
  3. ^ "Sandy McNab". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  4. ^ "1936/37 F.A. Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. ^ Newport County A-Z of transfers
  6. ^ "Northwich Victoria Football Club". Northwich Victoria F.C. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2010.


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