Gus Alexander
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Angus Charles Alexander[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1934[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Arbroath, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 3 January 2010 (aged 75)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Workington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1957 | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
| 1957–1958 | Southport | 14 | (1) |
| 1958–1959 | Workington | 49 | (4) |
| 1959–1960 | York City | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Angus Charles Alexander (10 January 1934 – 3 January 2010) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half.
He joined Burnley in 1950 as an amateur, signing as a professional a year later. He made no first team appearances for Burnley after leaving for Southport in 1957. After less than a year at Southport, he moved to Workington, where he made nearly 50 league appearances. A move to York City saw him finish his Football League career, where he made seven appearances. After retiring from football, Alexander worked in the steel industry for a number of years before retiring in the 1990s.
Career
Born in Arbroath, Angus, Alexander started his career with Arbroath YC before joining Burnley as an amateur on 5 July 1950 and signing a professional contract on 25 January 1951.[2] Although he was considered an understudy to Jimmy McIlroy,[4] he made no first team appearances for Burnley, and served his National Service from 1952 to 1954 in Cyprus and Suez while playing football for the British Army.[2][3] After completing his military service, he joined Southport for a four-figure fee in July 1957.[2] He made 14 appearances and scored one goal in the league before the club placed him on the transfer list because he was dissatisfied with playing reserve team football.[1][2] He signed for Workington in February 1958 in exchange for Tommy Kinloch,[5] making 49 appearances and scoring four goals in the league.[1]
Alexander joined York City in June 1959 as part of an exchange deal which saw Tom Brownlee move to Workington.[3] After making seven appearances for York he left the club in 1960, and subsequently worked for the Distington Engineering Company.[3] He had trials with his former club Workington in December 1961, but the club was unable to afford to sign him.[3] He made no further professional appearances. After working in the steel industry for 14 years and then at a printing firm, he took early retirement in the early 1990s.[4] He died in Workington on 3 January 2010 at the age of 75 after suffering from an illness.[2][4]
References
- ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 18. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ a b c d e f "Profile : Gus Alexander". Southport F.C. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Citizen Publications. p. 6. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
- ^ a b c "Obituary – Gus Alexander, of Workington". Times & Star. 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ Tommy Kinloch at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database