Alex Lauder

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Alex Lauder
Personal information
Full name Alexander Lauder [1]
Date of birth 1899
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Inside-forward
Youth career
St Mirren
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
191?–191? St Mirren
191?–191? Ashfield
1918–1921 Partick Thistle
1921–1922 Port Vale 21 (3)
1923–192? Stenhousemuir
19??–19?? St Bernard's
19??–19?? Armadale
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Lauder (born 1899; date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played at inside-forward for Port Vale in the Football League in the early 1920s.

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Career

Lauder began his career with St Mirren, where he won the Scottish Junior Cup in 1917, setting up the winning goal against Renfrew in the final. [2] He moved on to Ashfield, before he signed with George W. Easton's Partick Thistle on 14 August 1918, following a spell with Ashfield. [2] He made his debut in the Scottish Football League three days later, in a 1–1 draw at Airdrieonians. [2] He scored his first goal for the club on 31 August, in a 1–0 win at Ayr United. [2] He featured in the 1920–21 Scottish Cup success, scorign against Motherwell in the quarter-final and playing n all three semi-final matches against Heart of Midlothian, though he did not feature in the final triumph over Rangers at Celtic Park. [2] He scored 11 goals in 73 games for the Jags, having been moved to inside-left to accommodate first William Mitchell and then Jimmy Kinloch. [2]

He joined Port Vale for a £300 fee in November 1921, after impressing on trial the previous month. [1] He scored his first goal in the Football League in a 2–1 defeat to Coventry City at The Old Recreation Ground on 30 January. [1] He was released at the end of the 1921–22 season after having scored three goals in 21 Second Division games. [1] He signed with Stenhousemuir in January 1923. [3]

Career statistics

Source: [4]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1921–22 Second Division 2130000213

Honours

St Mirren

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 168. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Alex Lauder - The Thistle Archive". thethistlearchive.wikidot.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Stenhousemuir's New Forward". Falkirk Herald. 6 January 1923. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Alex Lauder at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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