Alex Finney (footballer, born 1902)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 March 1902 | ||
Place of birth | St Helens, England | ||
Date of death | 1982 (aged 79–80) | ||
Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Sutton Juniors | |||
Peasley Cross | |||
South Liverpool | |||
New Brighton | |||
1922–1937 | Bolton Wanderers | 483 | (2) |
1937–? | Darwen | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:08, 29 October 2008 (UTC) |
Alexander Finney (13 March 1902 – 1982) was an English football player best known for playing for Bolton Wanderers, for whom he made nearly 500 appearances in The Football League. He played for the team in the 1923 and 1929 FA Cup Finals.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Harricus (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Bolton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ Thraves, Andrew (1994). The History of the Wembley FA Cup Final. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. p. 1. ISBN 0-297-83407-X.
Categories:
- 1902 births
- 1982 deaths
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Darwen F.C. (1870) players
- English Football League players
- English Football League representative players
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from St Helens, Merseyside
- New Brighton A.F.C. players
- South Liverpool F.C. players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1900s birth stubs