- Alex McIntosh
Infobox Football biography
playername = Alex McIntosh
fullname = Alexander McIntosh
dateofbirth = birthdate|1916|4|14
cityofbirth =Dunfermline
countryofbirth =Scotland
dateofdeath = 1980
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1937–1947
1947–1948
1948–1949
clubs = Folkestone Town Wolverhampton Wanderers
Birmingham City
Coventry City
Kidderminster Harriers
caps(goals) =
044 0(7)
023 0(4)
020 0(3)Alexander "Alex" McIntosh (
14 April 1916 - 1980) was an Scottish footballer, who played in theFootball League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Coventry City.Career
McIntosh moved into league football Wolverhampton Wanderers from non-league Folkestone Town in 1937. He made his league debut on
23 October 1937 in a 2-1 win at afc|Leeds United and became a first choice player the following season, which featured a run through to the FA Cup Final, where they lost to underdogs fc|Portsmouth at Wembley.After the suspension of league football in September 1939 due to the outbreak of
World War II , McIntosh still turned out for Wolves in wartime fixtures, and was part of their 1942 War Cup triumph.By the resumption of the
Football League , he was no longer part of managerTed Vizard 's plans and played just four more times before joining Midlands neighbours Birmingham City in 1947. After a short stay there, he moved on again, joining Coventry City for an equally brief spell.He died in 1980.
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