Alex Allan (footballer)

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Alex Allan
Personal information
Full name Alexander Allan [1]
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1915–1917 Queen's Park 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Allan was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a left half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. [1]

Contents

Personal life

Allan served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War. [2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park 1915–16 [1] Scottish First Division 13000130
1916–17 [1] 200020
Career total15000150

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Allan, Alexander". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. 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 2" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 7 June 2018.