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Alex Low

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Alex Low
Personal information
Full name Alexander Low
Date of birth 1908[1]
Place of birth Bonnybridge, Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Banknock
Bonnybridge Juniors
1929–1938 Falkirk 130 (6)
1935–1936Workington (loan)
1936–1937Tunbridge Wells Rangers (loan)
1938–1946 Raith Rovers 24 (0)
International career
1933 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Low (born 1908; date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half.

Career

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Raised in Greenhill, Low played club football for Falkirk, Workington (loan), Tunbridge Wells Rangers (loan) and Raith Rovers, with the later part of his career interrupted by World War II.[2]

Low made one appearance for Scotland in 1933,[3] a defeat to Ireland in Glasgow[4] – he was one of five in the home team who were not selected for international duty again.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 160.
  4. ^ Disappointing Scots | Half-Backs and Wing Men Weak, The Glasgow Herald, 18 September 1933
  5. ^ Sat 16 Sep 1933 Scotland 1 Northern Ireland 2, London Hearts Supporters Club