Alex McGeoch

Alex McGeoch
Personal information
Birth name	Alexander McGeoch
Date of birth	10 March 1854
Place of birth	Partick, Scotland
Date of death	24 January 1922 (aged 67)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Glasgow Western
	Dumbreck
International career
1876–1877	Scotland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander McGeoch (10 March 1854 – 24 January 1922) was a Scottish footballer who played for Glasgow Western, Dumbreck and Scotland.^[2] A goalkeeper, he was the only serving Dumbreck player to have been selected for international duty.^[3] McGeoch also played cricket and rugby union (representing the West of Scotland club in both sports);^[1]^[2] in his professional life he was a company director at a brass hardware firm in England, and in 1920 was awarded an OBE for services relating to work in relation to the First World War. ^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
^ ^a ^b (Smith 2013, p. 180)
^ Scotland Football Records | Clubs played for | Dumbreck, London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 21 February 2022

Sources

Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.

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[Men_Who_Made-1] Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.

[smith-2] (Smith 2013, p. 180)

[3] Scotland Football Records | Clubs played for | Dumbreck, London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 21 February 2022

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