Alex Ramsay
English footballer (1899–1957)
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Alexander Parrott Ramsay (1899–1957) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Newcastle United and Queens Park Rangers.[1][3]
Full name
Alexander Parrott Ramsay[1]
Date of birth
1899
Place of birth
Gateshead, England
Date of death
1957 (aged 57–58) [1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Parrott Ramsay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Date of death | 1957 (aged 57–58) [1] | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England[2] | ||
| Position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1917–1918 | Spen Black & White | ||
| 1918–1919 | Swalwell | ||
| 1919–1921 | Newcastle United | 34 | (2) |
| 1921–1922 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | (0) |
| Aberaman Athletic | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Ramsay served as a gunner in the Machine Gun Corps during the First World War.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1919–20[5] | First Division | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ― | 34 | 2 | |
| 1920–21[5] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ― | 37 | 2 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1921–22[6] | Third Division South | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
- Appearance in London Challenge Cup
