Alex Downie (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Leek Brown Downie | ||
| Date of birth | 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunoon, Scotland | ||
| Date of death |
December 1953 (aged 76–77) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1898 | Glasgow Perthshire | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1898–1899 | Third Lanark | ? | (?) |
| 1899–1900 | Bristol City | ? | (?) |
| 1900–1902 | Swindon Town | ? | (?) |
| 1902–1909 | Manchester United | 172 | (12) |
| 1909–1911 | Oldham Athletic | 48 | (0) |
| 1911–1912 | Crewe Alexandra (player-coach) | ? | (?) |
| Total | 220 | (12) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Alexander Leek Brown "Alex" Downie (1876 – 9 December 1953) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half. He was born in Dunoon, Argyllshire, and played for Glasgow Perthshire and Third Lanark, before moving to England to play for Bristol City in the 1890s. He then joined Swindon Town before moving to Manchester United in October 1902. He was able to play in all three half-back positions, and thus earned a regular first-team spot even after being replaced by Dick Duckworth. In 1909, after scoring 14 goals in 191 appearances for United, he moved to Oldham Athletic. In the 1909-10 season, he skippered the Latics to promotion to the First Division.
References
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.