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Alex MacLean
Personal information
Full name Alexander MacLean[1]
Date of birth c. 1879
Place of birth Scotland
Date of death 29 October 1917 (aged 38)[2]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1899 Strathclyde
1899–1900 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
1900–1901 Queen's Park 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander MacLean (c. 1879 – 29 October 1917) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a forward.[1][3]

Personal life

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MacLean worked as a commercial clerk for Glasgow whisky and wine merchants Messrs Mitchell Bros Ltd.[2] On 9 December 1915, during the First World War he enlisted as a private in the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).[2] He was discharged due to illness in September 1917 and died of tuberculosis at Ruchill Hospital on 29 October 1917.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1900–01[1] Scottish First Division 5 0 0 0 1[a] 0 6 0
1901–02[1] 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
  1. ^ Appearance in Glasgow Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "McLean, Alex". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 3" (PDF). pp. 10–11. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.


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