Alexander MacLean (c. 1879 – 29 October 1917) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a forward.[1][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander MacLean[1] | ||
| Date of birth | c. 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 October 1917 (aged 38)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1899 | Strathclyde | ||
| 1899–1900 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
| 1900–1901 | Queen's Park | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
MacLean worked as a commercial clerk for Glasgow whisky and wine merchants Messrs Mitchell Bros Ltd.[2] On 9 December 1915, during the First World War he enlisted as a private in the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).[2] He was discharged due to illness in September 1917 and died of tuberculosis at Ruchill Hospital on 29 October 1917.[2]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1900–01[1] | Scottish First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1901–02[1] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Glasgow Cup
References edit
- ^ a b c d "McLean, Alex". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 3" (PDF). pp. 10–11. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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