Alex Massie (footballer)

Alex Massie
Personal information
Full name Alexander Massie[1]
Date of birth (1906-03-13)13 March 1906
Place of birth Possilpark, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 20 September 1977(1977-09-20) (aged 71)
Place of death Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England[2]
Height 5 ft 9+12 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s) Right-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Shawfield Juniors
Petershill
Benburb
Ashfield
1925–1927 Ayr United 24 (4)
1927–1928 Bury 17 (4)
1928–1930 Bethlehem Steel 32 (12)
1930 Dolphin (2)
1930–1935 Heart of Midlothian 181 (19)
1935–1939 Aston Villa 141 (5)
International career
1932–1938 Scotland 18 (1)
1932–1935 Scottish League XI 6 (1)
Managerial career
1945–1950 Aston Villa
1950–1951 Torquay United
1951–1952 Hereford United
Hertford Town
1973–1974 Welwyn Garden City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Massie (13 March 1906 – 1977) was a Scottish footballer of the 1920s and 1930s, who played mainly as a right-half. He played for various Scottish clubs before joining Bury. After spells in the United States and Ireland, Massie returned to Scottish football in 1930 with Heart of Midlothian. His performances there earned him selection for the Scotland national football team and the Scottish League XI. Massie moved to Aston Villa in 1935. After retiring as a player in 1945, Massie became the manager of Aston Villa. He later managed Torquay United and Hereford United.

  1. ^ "1906 MASSIE, ALEXANDER (Statutory registers Births 644/6 530)". Scotland's People. National Records of Scotland and the Court of the Lord Lyon.
  2. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  3. ^ "Villa have talent to succeed". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.