- Alec Boden
Alec Boden (b.
Hardgate , Dumbartonshire) was a Scottish footballer who played at centre-half, most notably for Celtic. He starred for Duntocher St. Mary's, a boys' guild team, before signing for Celtic in 1943. Called up for military service in November that year, he became a PT instructor in theBritish Army , where he was promoted to the rank ofsergeant .Boden spent a short time on loan to Cowdenbeath before before returning to Parkhead. His league debut however, was at right-back, in the second game of the 1947-48 season, a 4-0 home victory against Queens Park. His only other league appearance that season was at right-half, in a 3-2 home win against Morton that October. He also made two appearances at full-back in the League Cup.
Boden suffered a broken knee-cap and had two pieces of cartilage removed during his playing career.
He played in the club's 1951
Scottish Cup final victory over Motherwell, but missed the 1956 final due to injury.He later joined
Ayr United in 1956, and received an English FA coaching certificate by passing theLilleshall coaching course.Along with John Higgins he coached the Celtic Reserves in the 1960s.
Source
Paul Lunney "Celtic: A complete record 1888-1992" (ISBN:1-873626-27-4)
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