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Alex Shirley

Biography

Alex was in the Royal Navy Air Service during WW2 and played for us for the majority of the 1944-45 season before moving to Dundee Utd near the end of the campaign, where he stayed until November 1945 when he moved south to Halifax Town.

Statistics

Apps
24
Goals
12
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.50
Minutes
2160
Seasons
1
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1944-45241200

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 5 Aug 1944 · Left: 16 May 1945

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Bob McGlashan12 Aug 194421 Apr 194524

Timeline

  1. Born

    Milngavie

  2. Signed

  6. Recorded contract end

  7. Died

    Northumberland, England

Appearances (24)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
21 Apr 1945 Arbroath 1–4 Raith Rovers North Eastern League1944-45 L
14 Apr 1945 Hearts A 5–2 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 L
7 Apr 1945 Arbroath 0–2 Dundee United North Eastern League1944-45 L
31 Mar 1945 Dundee 4–2 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 L
24 Mar 1945 Arbroath 0–3 Dunfermline North Eastern League1944-45 L
17 Mar 1945 Rangers A 3–0 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 L
10 Mar 1945 East Fife 1–1 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 D
3 Mar 1945 Aberdeen 2–2 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 D
6 Jan 1945 Arbroath 0–1 East Fife North Eastern League1944-45 L
2 Jan 1945 Arbroath 2–2 Aberdeen North Eastern League1944-45 D
1 Jan 1945 Dundee United 1–0 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 L
9 Dec 1944 Falkirk A 0–0 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 D
2 Dec 1944 Hearts A 1–4 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 W
25 Nov 1944 Arbroath 0–3 Aberdeen North Eastern League1944-45 L
18 Nov 1944 Dundee United 2–5 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 W
28 Oct 1944 Arbroath 2–1 Dunfermline North Eastern League1944-45 W
21 Oct 1944 Arbroath 2–1 East Fife North Eastern League1944-45 W
14 Oct 1944 Dundee 6–2 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 L
16 Sep 1944 Arbroath 1–4 Dundee North Eastern League1944-45 L
9 Sep 1944 Raith Rovers 2–0 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 L
2 Sep 1944 Arbroath 5–2 Hearts A North Eastern League1944-45 W
26 Aug 1944 Rangers A 5–0 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 L
19 Aug 1944 Arbroath 2–1 Dundee United North Eastern League1944-45 W
12 Aug 1944 Aberdeen 2–0 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 L

Goals scored (12)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
21 Apr 1945 Arbroath 1–4 Raith Rovers North Eastern League1944-45 L 12′
14 Apr 1945 Hearts A 5–2 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 L 81′
14 Apr 1945 Hearts A 5–2 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 L 85′
31 Mar 1945 Dundee 4–2 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 L 71′
3 Mar 1945 Aberdeen 2–2 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 D 3′
2 Jan 1945 Arbroath 2–2 Aberdeen North Eastern League1944-45 D 42′
2 Dec 1944 Hearts A 1–4 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 W 2′
18 Nov 1944 Dundee United 2–5 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 W 14′
18 Nov 1944 Dundee United 2–5 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 W 18′
14 Oct 1944 Dundee 6–2 Arbroath North Eastern League1944-45 L 84′
2 Sep 1944 Arbroath 5–2 Hearts A North Eastern League1944-45 W 73′
19 Aug 1944 Arbroath 2–1 Dundee United North Eastern League1944-45 W 82′