| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Thorntree United [1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1948 | Dumbarton [1] | 29 | (0) |
| 1948–1955 | Cowdenbeath [2] | 174 | (4) |
| 1955–1957 | St Johnstone [3] | 49 | (5) |
| 1957–1959 | Stirling Albion [4] | 51 | (0) |
| 1959–1960 | Alloa Athletic [5] | 28 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alex "Big Ming" Menzies was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Cowdenbeath and Stirling Albion amongst others.
A former coal-miner, (Ferguson 2006) Menzies joined Cowdenbeath, his hometown club, in 1948. Menzies, a tough-tackling wing half was a member of the side that took Rangers to the brink of defeat over a two-legged Scottish League Cup tie in September 1949. [6] The late Harry Ewing said that "If you cut Ming in half, like a stick of Blackpool Rock he would have Cowdenbeath printed around his waist.". [7] After his death in 1990, Ewing recommended Cowdenbeath's new stand be named "The Alex Menzies Stand", a suggestion that was adopted by the board. [8]
Everyone in Cowdenbeath knew Big Ming. He belonged to the Desperate Dan school of Scottish footballing manhood – Ron Ferguson
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