Alex Weir (soccer)
Alex Weir was a Scottish-American soccer defender who played in the second American Soccer League from 1936 to 1949. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Place of death | United States | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic | |||
| New York Americans | |||
| Brooklyn Wanderers | |||
| Brookhattan | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Weir moved to the United States when he was nineteen and spent thirteen seasons in the American Soccer League. Weir was the captain of St. Mary’s Celtic when it finished runner-up to Chicago Sparta in the 1938 National Challenge Cup.[1] In 1944, he played for the Brooklyn Wanderers.[2] In 1975, he was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- National Challenge Cup Finals
- D-Day at the Polo Grounds
- "The Year in American Soccer – 1975". Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
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