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Alex Rollo
Alex Rollo (18 September 1926 – 5 October 2004) was a Scottish football player and manager. Rollo won the Coronation Cup with Celtic, effectively marking Hibs winger Gordon Smith.[4] He also won the Scottish Cup in 1951 and represented the Scottish League.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Rollo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 October 2004 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Workington, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1948 | Ashfield | ||
| 1948–1951 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1954 | Celtic | 37 | (1) |
| 1954–1956 | Kilmarnock | 50 | (0) |
| 1956–1957 | Dumbarton[3] | 32 | (4) |
| 1957–1960 | Workington | 127 | (3) |
| 1960–1961 | Sligo Rovers | ? | (?) |
| Total | 246 + | (8 +) | |
| International career | |||
| 1951 | Scottish League XI[2] | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1960–1961 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References edit
- ^ "Alex Rollo". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Alec Rollo - Scotland Football League Record from 26 Sep 1951 to 26 Sep 1951 clubs - Celtic".
- ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ^ a b Crampsey, Bob (16 October 2004). "Alex Rollo Former defensive player with Celtic in the 1950s". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- Sources
- Alex Rollo, The Celtic Wiki
- Alex Rollo at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database