Alexander W. Barrie (18 August 1878 – 1 October 1918) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock, Rangers and St Bernard's as a centre half.[4][5] He also played in the Football League for Sunderland and was capped by Scotland at junior level.[1][6]

Alex Barrie
Personal information
Full name Alexander W. Barrie[1]
Date of birth 18 August 1878
Place of birth Camlachie, Scotland
Date of death 1 October 1918(1918-10-01) (aged 40)[2]
Place of death Canal du Nord, France[3]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1901 Parkhead
1901–1902 St Bernard's 12 (1)
1902–1907 Sunderland 66 (3)
1907–1908 Rangers 11 (1)
1908–1912 Kilmarnock 121 (6)
Abercorn
International career
1901 Scotland Juniors 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Barrie served as a corporal in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was killed during the Battle of the Canal du Nord on 1 October 1918,[3] just over five weeks before the armistice.[7] He was buried in Flesquières Hill British Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Bernard's 1901–02[8] Scottish Second Division 12 1 0 0 12 1
Sunderland 1902–03[9] First Division 3 1 0 0 3 1
1903–04[10] 17 1 1 0 18 1
1904–05[11] 13 1 0 0 13 1
1905–06[12] 23 0 4 1 27 1
1906–07[13] 10 0 0 0 10 0
Total 66 3 5 1 71 4
Rangers 1907–08[5] Scottish First Division 11 1 3 0 14 1
Kilmarnock 1908–09[4] Scottish First Division 31 1 1 0 32 1
1909–10[4] 31 2 2 0 33 2
1910–11[4] 32 3 1 0 33 3
1911–12[4] 27 0 1 0 28 0
Total 121 6 5 0 126 6
Career total 210 11 13 1 223 12

Honours

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Parkhead

Abercorn

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 19. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Smith, Paul (8 November 2011). Aye Ready: Rangers War Heroes. Edinburgh: Black and White Publishing. ISBN 9781845023713. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Kilmarnock Player Alexander Barrie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Rangers Player Alec Barrie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Scotland Junior Internationals". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Alexander Barrie | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  8. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  9. ^ "1902–03 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  10. ^ "1903–04 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  11. ^ "1904–05 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  12. ^ "1905–06 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  13. ^ "1906–07 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Barrie Alex Sunderland 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 5 December 2021.