Alex Forsyth (footballer, born 1952)

For the 1950s outside right, see Alex Forsyth (footballer, born 1928).

Alex Forsyth
Forsyth in 1978
Personal information
Full name Alexander Forsyth[1]
Date of birth (1952-02-05) 5 February 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Swinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
?–1967 Possil YMCA
1967–1968 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1972 Partick Thistle 56 (4)
1972–1978 Manchester United 101 (4)
1978–1979 → Rangers (loan) 16 (4)
1979–1982 Rangers 9 (1)
1982–1983 Motherwell 19 (0)
1983–1986 Hamilton Academical 63 (9)
1985–1986 → Queen of the South (loan) 2 (0)
1986–? Blantyre Victoria
Total 266 (22)
International career
1972 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
1972–1975 Scotland 10 (0)
1974 Scotland U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Forsyth (born 5 February 1952) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a right-back. Born in Swinton, Lanarkshire, he played for Partick Thistle, Manchester United, Rangers, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical, Queen of the South and Blantyre Victoria.

  1. ^ "Alex Forsyth". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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