Alex MacLean (footballer)

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

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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

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

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[lower-alpha 1]	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

1. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
2. 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.