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| Full name | Alexander Weir | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1916-10-20)20 October 1916 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bathgate, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 January 2003(2003-01-10) (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Margate, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Stoneyburn Juniors | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1936 | Preston North End | ||||||||||||||||
| 1936–1938 | Waterford United | ||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1939 | Shelbourne | ||||||||||||||||
| 1939 | Glenavon | ||||||||||||||||
| 1939–1940 | Ballymena United | ||||||||||||||||
| 1940–1944 | Glentoran | ||||||||||||||||
| → Hartlepools United (guest) | |||||||||||||||||
| → Middlesbrough (guest) | |||||||||||||||||
| → Millwall (guest) | |||||||||||||||||
| → Tranmere Rovers (guest) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1945–1947 | Watford | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | Margate | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Northampton Town | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | Margate | ||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1952 | FC Bern | ||||||||||||||||
| Burma | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | Hayes | ||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1958 | Letchworth Town | ||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Valur | ||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Iceland | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1959 | Hendon | ||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1960 | Hayes | ||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1963 | St Albans City | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Alexander Weir (20 October 1916 – 10 January 2003) was a Scottish professional footballer born in Bathgate, who played as a striker.
He represented Preston North End, Waterford United, Shelbourne, Glenavon, Ballymena United, Glentoran, Hartlepools United, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Tranmere Rovers, Watford, Northampton Town and Margate.
After his playing career, he became manager of Margate, FC Bern, Burma, Hayes, Letchworth Town, Valur, Iceland, Hendon, Hayes and St Albans City.
Honours
Shelbourne
- FAI Cup: 1938–39
Ballymena United
- Irish Cup: 1939–40
References
- "Bozenenkov and Zonin – unforgettable icons in Myanmar-Russia friendship history". Myanmar Digital News. 17 February 2023.
- "WATFORD : 1946/47 - 2013/14". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com.
- ^ "Alex Weir". Margate Football Club History.
- "Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 June 2008.
- "Þjóðviljinn, 06.03.1957 – Timarit.is". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
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- 1916 births
- 2003 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Waterford F.C. players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- Glenavon F.C. players
- Ballymena United F.C. players
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Margate F.C. players
- Scottish football managers
- Margate F.C. managers
- Expatriate football managers in Myanmar
- Myanmar national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in Iceland
- Iceland national football team managers
- Scottish expatriate football managers
- FC Bern managers
- Hartlepool United F.C. wartime guest players
- Middlesbrough F.C. wartime guest players
- Millwall F.C. wartime guest players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. wartime guest players
- Men's association football forwards
- English Football League players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen