Alexander Barbour
Football, Football player
1862 – 1930
Who was Alexander Barbour?
Alexander Barbour 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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- Born
- Jun 7, 1862
Dumbarton - Nationality
- Scotland
- Lived in
- Dumbarton
- Died
- Dec 29, 1930
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on July 23, 2013
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