Alexander Barbour

This article is about the Scottish footballer. For the English footballer, see Alex Barbour.
Alexander Barbour
Personal information
Date of birth7 June 1862
Place of birthDumbarton, Scotland
Date of death29 December 1930 (aged 68)
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
18??-1888Renton
1888-1891Bolton Wanderers34(17)
1891-1892Glossop North End
1892-18??Nottingham Forest1(0)
National team
1885Scotland1(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 Sep 2007.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 Sep 2007

Alexander Barbour (7 June 1862 – 29 December 1930) was a Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Bolton Wanderers, Glossop North End, Nottingham Forest and the Scotland national team.

He was born in Dumbarton.

Barbour, a striker, won the Scottish Cup with Renton in 1885 and won his first, and only, Scotland cap the same year, scoring in an 8-2 win over Ireland. He also played in the unsuccessful Scottish Cup final the previous year as Renton lost 3-1 to Queen's Park.

He was signed by Bolton Wanderers in May 1888 and scored 17 goals in 34 matches in three years for the club. He had a season with Glossop North End in season 1891-92 and was then signed by Nottingham Forest as a coach, although he made one final league appearance for them in 1893.

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