Born in Darvel, Ayrshire, Smith signed for Rangers in April 1894 from local side Darvel F.C., having been introduced at the suggestion of Nicol Smith (a defender who had made the same move a year earlier and came from the same village, but was not a relation).[2]
Smith received 20 caps in total for Scotland during his career, as well as representing the Scottish Football League XI 14 times.[5] He returned to his native Darvel at the end of his footballing career, to work in a lace-making business in which he was a partner.[2][1]
^ abcMitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN9798513846642.
^ abcde"Hall of Fame: Alex Smith". Rangers F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
^ ab"Rangers player Alec Smith". FitbaStats. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
^"Rangers all-time player records". FitbaStats. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
^"[SFL player] Alexander Smith". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
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alec, smith, footballer, born, 1875, alexander, smith, november, 1875, november, 1954, scottish, footballer, played, outside, left, rangers, scotland, national, team, alex, smithpersonal, informationfull, namealexander, smithdate, birth, 1875, november, 1875, . Alexander Smith 7 November 1875 12 November 1954 was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left for Rangers and the Scotland national team Alex SmithPersonal informationFull nameAlexander SmithDate of birth 1875 11 07 7 November 1875 1 Place of birthDarvel ScotlandDate of death12 November 1954 1954 11 12 aged 78 Place of deathDarvel Scotland 1 Height5 ft 7 in 1 70 m 2 Position s Outside leftYouth careerDarvelSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1894 1915Rangers406 128 International career1897 1913Scottish League XI14 2 1898 1911Scotland20 3 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Honours 3 References 4 External linksCareer editBorn in Darvel Ayrshire Smith signed for Rangers in April 1894 from local side Darvel F C having been introduced at the suggestion of Nicol Smith a defender who had made the same move a year earlier and came from the same village but was not a relation 2 He stayed with the Ibrox club for 21 years until retiring in 1915 was part of Rangers treble winning Scottish Football League title Glasgow Cup and Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup teams of 1896 97 1899 1900 and 1910 11 and played in 69 of the club s 74 matches during their run of four consecutive championships from 1898 to 1902 2 3 In total he made 642 competitive appearances for his only professional club the fourth highest tally in their long history 4 and scored 200 goals Smith received 20 caps in total for Scotland during his career as well as representing the Scottish Football League XI 14 times 5 He returned to his native Darvel at the end of his footballing career to work in a lace making business in which he was a partner 2 1 Honours editRangers 2 3 Scottish League 7 1898 99 1899 1900 1900 01 1901 02 1910 11 1911 12 1912 13 Runner up 1895 96 1897 98 1904 05 1913 14 Scottish Cup 3 1896 97 1897 98 1902 03 Finalist 1898 99 1903 04 1908 09 Glasgow Cup 8 1896 97 1897 98 1899 1900 1900 01 1901 02 1910 11 1911 12 1912 13 Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup 7 1896 97 1899 1900 1903 04 1905 06 1906 07 1908 09 1910 11References edit a b c Mitchell Andy 2021 The men who made Scotland The definitive Who s Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872 1939 Amazon ISBN 9798513846642 a b c d e Hall of Fame Alex Smith Rangers F C Retrieved 23 November 2018 a b Rangers player Alec Smith FitbaStats Retrieved 23 November 2018 Rangers all time player records FitbaStats Retrieved 23 November 2018 SFL player Alexander Smith London Hearts Supporters Club Retrieved 27 November 2011 External links editAlec Smith at the Scottish Football Association nbsp Profile at London Hearts website nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in Scotland about a midfielder born in the 1870s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alec Smith footballer born 1875 amp oldid 1179004580, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,