Alex Menzies (footballer, born 1882)

Alexander William Menzies (born 25 November 1882) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward for Hearts and Manchester United in the 1900s.

Alex Menzies
Personal information
Full name Alexander William Menzies
Date of birth 25 November 1882
Place of birth Blantyre, Scotland
Playing position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Blantyre Victoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1903 Heart of Midlothian 2 (1)
1903–1904 Motherwell
1904–1906 Heart of Midlothian 38 (22)
1906–1907 Manchester United 23 (4)
1908–1909 Luton Town
1909 Dundee 2 (2)
1910 Hamilton Academical 6 (2)
1910 Port Glasgow Athletic
1910–1912 Dumbarton[1] 8 (8)
National team
1906 Scotland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Blantyre, Menzies began his football career with Blantyre Victoria in 1901. He signed for Hearts in December 1902, making two appearances for the club before being sent on loan to Motherwell. He signed for Arthurlie in August 1904, but returned to Hearts after just one season.[2] Eighteen months later, in November 1906, Menzies was sold to Manchester United. He played for Manchester United until the end of the 1906–07 season, making just 25 appearances and scoring four goals,[3] before being sold to Luton Town. He then moved on to Dundee,[4] Hamilton Academical and Port Glasgow Athletic,[5] before finishing his career at Dumbarton.[6]

Menzies made just one appearance for Scotland, a 2–1 win over England in April 1906.[2]

References
  1. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. "Alexander Menzies". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  3. "Alexander Menzies - Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". www.mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. "1909-10". Test. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. "MENZIES, Alex (1910) - Hamilton Academical Memory Bank". sites.google.com. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  6. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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