Alex Forsyth (footballer, born 1928)
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Full name
Alexander Simpson Hutchinson Forsyth[1]
Date of birth
29 September 1928[1]
Date of death
30 March 2020 (aged 91)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Simpson Hutchinson Forsyth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1928[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Camelon,[1] Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 30 March 2020 (aged 91) | ||
| Place of death | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Linlithgow Rose | ||
| 1951–1952 | Albion Rovers | 14 | (0) |
| 1952–1953 | Darlington | 26 | (7) |
| 1953–1956 | East Stirlingshire[a] | 20 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Simpson Hutchinson Forsyth (29 September 1928 – 30 March 2020) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Albion Rovers and East Stirlingshire and in the English Football League for Darlington in the 1950s. He also played junior football for Linlithgow Rose. After retiring as a player because of injury, he went on to work as chief scout for East Stirlingshire and later became a director of the club.[2][3]
