Alex Downie (footballer)

Alex Downie

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Leck Brown Downie
Date of birth	8 October 1876
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	9 December 1953(1953-12-09) (aged 77)
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
000?–1898	Glasgow Perthshire
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1898–1899	Third Lanark	?	(?)
1899–1900	Bristol City	?	(?)
1900–1902	Swindon Town	?	(?)
1902–1909	Manchester United	172	(12)
1909–1911	Oldham Athletic	48	(0)
1911–1912	Crewe Alexandra (player-coach)	?	(?)
Total		220	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Leck Brown Downie (8 October 1876 – 9 December 1953) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half. He was born in Glasgow, and played for Glasgow Perthshire and Third Lanark, before moving to England to play for Bristol City in the 1890s. He then joined Swindon Town before moving to Manchester United in October 1902. He was able to play in all three half-back positions, and thus earned a regular first-team spot even after being replaced by Dick Duckworth. In 1909, after scoring 14 goals in 191 appearances for United, he moved to Oldham Athletic. In the 1909-10 season, he skippered the Latics to promotion to the First Division.

References

• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.