Alex Elder

Alex Elder
Personal information
Full name Alexander Russell Elder
Date of birth (1941-04-25) 25 April 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1959 Glentoran 11 (0)
1959–1967 Burnley 271 (15)
1967–1973 Stoke City 83 (1)
1973–1975 Leek Town
Total 365 (16)
International career
1960–1969 Northern Ireland 40 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Russell Elder (born 25 April 1941) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played for Burnley and Stoke City as well as the Northern Ireland national team.[1][2]

He was said to play a very mature game for someone with so little experience of top-class football. Although not quick on the turn, he timed his tackles well and invariably made good use of the ball.[3]

  1. ^ Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. ^ "1960s Burnley FC". Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2008.