- Alexander Barbour
Football player infobox
playername = Alexander Barbour
dateofbirth =7 June 1862
cityofbirth =Dumbarton
countryofbirth =Scotland
dateofdeath = Death date and age|1930|12|29|1862|6|7|df=yes
position = Forward
years = 18??-1888
1888-1891
1891-1892
1892-18??
clubs = fc|Renton
fc|Bolton Wanderers
Glossop North End
fc|Nottingham Forest
caps(goals) =
34 (17)
1 (0)
nationalyears = 1885
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (1)
pcupdate = 28 Sep 2007
ntupdate = 28 Sep 2007Alexander Barbour (
7 June 1862 –29 December 1930 ) was a Scottish footballer who played for fc|Renton, fc|Bolton Wanderers, Glossop North End, fc|Nottingham Forest and the Scoland national team.He was born in
Dumbarton .Barbour, a
striker , won theScottish Cup with Renton in 1885 and won his first, and only, Scotland cap the same year, scoring in an 8-2 win over Ireland. He also played in the unsuccessful Scottish Cup final the previous year as Renton lost 3-1 to fc|Queen's Park.He was signed by Bolton Wanderers in May 1888 and scored 17 goals in 34 matches in three years for the club. He had a season with Glossop North End in season 1891-92 and was then signed by Nottingham Forest as a coach, although he made one final league appearance for them in 1893.
External links
*SFA Profile|id=112891
* [http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/alexanderbarbour.html International stats] at Londonhearts.com
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