Sandy McLaren
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander McLaren | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Tibbermore, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 February 1960 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of death | Perth, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1933 | St Johnstone | 198 | (0) |
| 1933–1940 | Leicester City | 239 | (0) |
| Total | 437 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1929–1932 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander McLaren (25 December 1910 – 5 February 1960) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.[2]
Born in Tibbermore, Perthshire, McLaren played club football for St Johnstone in the Scottish Football League and Leicester City in The Football League.[3]
He earned five caps for Scotland in 1929 and 1932, and remains St Johnstone's most capped player for Scotland, as well as the joint-first to debut (Willie Imrie played in the same match – they were the only serving players from the club to be selected until Murray Davidson in 2012).[4][5] McLaren was one of only four 18-year-olds to play for Scotland during the 20th century, the others being Denis Law, Paul McStay and Willie Henderson.[6] He remains the youngest goalkeeper to play for Scotland, as he made his debut aged 18 years and 152 days.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Leicester need a good centre-forward". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ (Smith 2013, p. 191)
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ St Johnstone all time records, Soccerbase
- ^ Murray makes history as he gains his first Scotland cap, St Johnstone FC, 15 November 2012
- ^ Vogts gives O'Connor a shot for Scotland, The Scotsman, 10 April 2002.
- ^ Scotland – International Matches 1921-1930, RSSSF.
- ^ Sun 26 May 1929 Norway 3 Scotland 7, London Hearts Supporters Club
- Sources
- McLaren, G (2001). Of Saints & Foxes. G McLaren. ISBN 0-905452-99-2.
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
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- Leicester City F.C. players
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