Alex Ferguson (footballer, born 1913)

Alexander Ferguson (born 1913-?) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right for clubs including St Johnstone, Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian.

For other people with the same name, see Alex Ferguson (disambiguation).

Alex Ferguson
Personal information
Full name Alexander Ferguson
Date of birth 1913[1]
Place of birth Monifieth, Scotland[2]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Lochee Harp
1934–1936 St Johnstone 48 (12)
1936 → Hibernian (loan) 8 (1)
1936–1939 Heart of Midlothian 15 (3)
1939 Rochdale
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

While with St Johnstone, he was selected for a Scottish Football Association tour of North America in the summer of 1935; none of the matches was considered a full international.[3][4][5] He had earlier represented his country at Junior level while with Lochee Harp.[6]

His spell at Hibs[7] was a short end-of-season loan to aid the team in their fight against relegation in 1935–36, which was successful. He then signed for their Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts, where a first campaign establishing himself was followed by a goal in the first round of the 1937–38 season;[8] he also scored in the club's next fixture against Hibs in the Wilson Cup, but then suffered a badly broken leg in the last minute of the match.[9] Ferguson never played for Hearts again due to the injury, signing for Rochdale in 1939 after a short trial with Falkirk, but he only made one Football League appearance prior to the outbreak of World War II, with the matches played declared void.[10]

References
  1. Duchess of Richmond, Liverpool, UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, 1 June 1935, via Ancestry (subscription required)
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Scottish Football Association Tour, 1935". Canadian Soccer History. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. Neil Morrison (4 January 2018). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1935 Tour of Canada and USA by the Scottish FA". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. David Litterer (1 June 2011). "The Year in American Soccer - 1935". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. Junior Scotland 1889 to 2019: The Players and Matches, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 June 2021
  7. (Hibernian player) Ferguson, Alexander, FitbaStats
  8. (Hearts player) Alex Ferguson, London Hearts Supporters Club
  9. Hearts' Winger's Leg Broken, The Scotsman, 19 August 1937, via London Hearts Supporters Club
  10. Ferguson Alex Image 1 St Johnstone 1934, Vintage Footballers


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