Alexander Barbour
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 June 1862 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 December 1930 (aged 68) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 18??-1888 | Renton | ||
| 1888-1891 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | (17) |
| 1891-1892 | Glossop North End | ||
| 1892-18?? | Nottingham Forest | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1885 | Scotland | 1 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 Sep 2007. | |||
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.
External links
- Alexander Barbour at scottishfa.co.uk
- International stats at Londonhearts.com