Alex Ferguson (footballer, born 1903)

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)[1]
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.[2][3]

  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.