Alexander Stevenson Napier (born 8 August 1935) is a Scottish former footballer who played as an inside forward in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers, Montrose and Brechin City, and in the English Football League for Darlington.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Stevenson Napier[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1935[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dalkeith Thistle | |||
| 1951–1955 | Raith Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 1952–1953 | → Montrose (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1955–1956 | Darlington | 1 | (0) |
| 1956–195? | Brechin City | 2 | (0) |
| Nairn Thistle | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Napier was born in Kirkcaldy in 1935.[1] He played junior football for Dalkeith Thistle before joining Scottish League club Raith Rovers in February 1951.[3] He joined Montrose on loan in February 1952,[4] and remained with the club for the following season.[5][6] He made one Division One appearance, on 14 November 1953 against Hearts at Tynecastle.[6][3] When National Service commitments took him south of the border,[7] he spent time with Darlington of the Football League Third Division North, for whom he made one first-team appearance, in a goalless draw with local rivals Hartlepools United on 17 December 1955.[8] Napier signed for Brechin City in May 1956,[7] and appeared twice in league competition before moving on to Nairn Thistle.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Alex Napier". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Alex Napier". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Scottish League appearance records: N" (DOC). Scottish Football Historical Archive. p. 58. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Montrose experiment". The Courier. Dundee. 12 March 1952. p. 5.
- ^ "The cost of promotion". The Courier. Dundee. 5 June 1952. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Rovers have a big task at Tynecastle". Fifeshire Advertiser. 14 November 1953. p. 12.
Rovers bring in young Alec Napier at inside right in the team to meet Hearts at Tynecastle. This will be Napier's first team debut, although he has been on Rovers' books for three years, spending one season on loan to Montrose.
- ^ a b "Regulars re-signed". Brechin Advertiser. 29 May 1956. p. 6.
- ^ Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
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