Sandy Main

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Sandy Main
Personal information
Full name Alexander Main
Date of birth 1873
Place of birth West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland
Position(s) Right half / Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1898–1899 West Calder
1899 Rangers
1899 West Calder
1899 Hibernian 1 (0)
1899–1903 Woolwich Arsenal
1903–1904 Motherwell
1904–1907 Watford 67 [1] (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander "Sandy" Main (born 1873) was a Scottish professional footballer and middle-distance runner. Born in West Calder, West Lothian, Main started his career with his hometown club. He later played for fellow Scottish sides Rangers, Hibernian and Motherwell, as well as English clubs Woolwich Arsenal and Watford. He spent most of his career as a forward, but played predominantly as a right half at Watford. [2]

Main scored two goals in Arsenal's biggest ever win, a 12–0 Football League victory against Loughborough on 12 March 1900. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Jones, Trefor (1998). Watford Season by Season. T.G. Jones. pp. 40–45. ISBN   0-9527458-1-X.
  2. 1 2 Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 159. ISBN   0-9527458-0-1.
  3. "Record scorelines". Arsenal Football Club . Retrieved 6 March 2011.