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Alex Lindsay (footballer)

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Alex Lindsay
Personal information
Full name Alexander Findlay Lindsay
Date of birth 8 November 1896
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 9 December 1971(1971-12-09) (aged 75)
Place of death Dundee, Scotland
Height 5 ft 7+12 in (1.71 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1916 Dundee Violet
1916–1919 Raith Rovers 28 (8)
1919–1929 Tottenham Hotspur 209 (40)
1930–1931 Thames 25 (1)
1931–1932 Dundee 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Findlay Lindsay (8 November 1896 – 9 December 1971) was a professional footballer who played for Raith Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur, Thames and Dundee.[2][3][4]

Football career

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Born in Dundee, Lindsay joined Tottenham Hotspur from Raith Rovers in 1919 (he had only played one season of Scottish Football League fixtures with the Kirkcaldy club, with the absence due to commitments relating to World War I). The centre forward played a total of 224 matches and scored on 48 occasions in all competitions for the Lilywhites.[5] He joined Thames in 1930 where he completed a further 25 games, netting a solitary goal. Lindsay ended his football career at Dundee.

References

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  1. ^ The Vagrant (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Tottenham Hotspur". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 157. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Lindsay Alex Image 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1923, Vintage Footballers
  5. ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine