Alex "Big Ming" Menzies was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Cowdenbeath and Stirling Albion amongst others.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Thorntree United[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1948 | Dumbarton[1] | 29 | (0) |
| 1948–1955 | Cowdenbeath[2] | 174 | (4) |
| 1955–1957 | St Johnstone[3] | 49 | (5) |
| 1957–1959 | Stirling Albion[4] | 51 | (0) |
| 1959–1960 | Alloa Athletic[5] | 28 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A former coal-miner, (Ferguson 2006) Menzies joined Cowdenbeath, his hometown club, in 1948. Menzies, a tough-tackling wing half was a member of the side that took Rangers to the brink of defeat over a two-legged Scottish League Cup tie in September 1949.[6] The late Harry Ewing said that "If you cut Ming in half, like a stick of Blackpool Rock he would have Cowdenbeath printed around his waist.".[7] After his death in 1990, Ewing recommended Cowdenbeath's new stand be named "The Alex Menzies Stand", a suggestion that was adopted by the board.[8]
Everyone in Cowdenbeath knew Big Ming. He belonged to the Desperate Dan school of Scottish footballing manhood – Ron Ferguson
Notes edit
- ^ a b DUMBARTON : 1946/47 – 1953/54 & 1955/56 – 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ^ COWDENBEATH : 1946/47 – 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ^ ST JOHNSTONE : 1946/47 – 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ^ STIRLING ALBION : 1947/48 – 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ^ ALLOA ATHLETIC : 1946/47 – 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ^ Ferguson, 1993.
- ^ part of Citation when he was inducted into the Cowdenbeath F.C. Hall of Fame. Archived 27 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Alex Menzies stand to right Archived 19 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine
Bibliography edit
- Ferguson, R Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil, 1993 Aberdeen, Northern Books for Famedram ISBN 978-0-905489-53-7
- Ferguson, R Helicopter Dreams, 2006 Aberdeen Northern ISBN 978-0-905489-86-5
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