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Scottish footballer

Alex Ferguson
Personal information
Full name Alexander Stirling Brown Ferguson
Date of birth (1903-08-05)5 August 1903
Place of birth Lochore, Scotland
Date of death 23 November 1974(1974-11-23) (aged 71)
Place of death Swansea, Wales
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Vale of Clyde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1924–1925 Wigan Borough 1 (0)
1925–1927 Gillingham 73 (0)
1927–1936 Swansea Town 280 (0)
1936–1938 Bury 63 (0)
1938–1946 Newport County 44 (0)
1946–1947 Bristol City 32 (0)
1947–1949 Swindon Town 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Stirling Brown Ferguson (5 August 1903 – 23 November 1974) was a Scottish professional footballer. Born in Lochore, he played for Wigan Borough, Gillingham, Swansea Town, Bury, Newport County, Bristol City and Swindon Town between 1924 and 1949.

Personal life

Ferguson's older brother Jim was also a professional goalkeeper.

References

  1. "Bury. Overdraft to strengthen team". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 20. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  3. "Swindon Town : 1946/47 – 2010/11". Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 55. ISBN 978-0955294914.


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