Alex Harley

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Alexander Harley (Born 20 April 1936 in Glasgow, died 1969) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Third Lanark, Manchester City and Birmingham City, Dundee and Portadown as a striker.

Harley joined Third Lanark in 1958, and scored 71 goals in two seasons from 1960-1962, his 42 goals in the 1960-61 making him the highest scorer in the Scottish Football League First Division. In the 1962 close-season he was signed by English club Manchester City for £19,500. he made his debut in a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa on 25 August 1962, and scored his first Manchester City goal two games later against Tottenham. He scored 31 more goals in all competitions that season, including the winner in a Manchester derby at Old Trafford to become the club's leading scorer, but Manchester City finished the season in 21st place and were relegated.

Harley joined Birmingham City in the close season for £42,000, thereby staying in the top division. He scored 9 goals in 28 League appearances for Birmingham, and moved back to Scotland in 1965, joining Dundee. He made just ten appearances for Dundee, scoring four goals, and was then transferred to Northern Irish club Portadown.

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• Clayton, David (2002). Everything under the blue moon: the complete book of Manchester City FC - and more!. Edinburgh: Mainstream publishing. ISBN 1-84018-687-9.  p95
• Alex Harley. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved on 2007-05-28.