Alexander Barbour Football player

Alexander Barbour (7 June 1862 – 29 December 1930) was a Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Bolton Wanderers, Glossop North End, Nottingham Forest and the Scotland national team. He was born in Dumbarton.Barbour, a striker, won the Scottish Cup with Renton in 1885 and won his first, and only, Scotland cap the same year, scoring in an 8-2 win over Ireland. He also played in the unsuccessful Scottish Cup final the previous year as Renton lost 3-1 to Queen's Park.He was signed by Bolton Wanderers in May 1888 and scored 17 goals in 34 matches in three years for the club. He had a season with Glossop North End in season 1891-92 and was then signed by Nottingham Forest as a coach, although he made one final league appearance for them in 1893.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 07, 1862
Birth place
Scotland , Dumbarton
Date of deathDecember 29, 1930

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
teams
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Glossop North End A.F.C.
Scotland national football team
Renton F.C.

Alexander Barbour on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/alexanderbarbour.html