Alex Weir (footballer)

Alex Weir
Personal information
Full name Alexander Weir
Date of birth (1916-10-20)20 October 1916
Place of birth Bathgate, Scotland
Date of death 10 January 2003(2003-01-10) (aged 86)
Place of death Margate, England
Playing position Striker
Youth career
Stoneyburn Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936 Preston North End
1936–1938 Waterford United
1938–1939 Shelbourne
1939 Glenavon
1939-1940 Ballymena United
1940–1944 Glentoran
Hartlepools United (guest)
Middlesbrough (guest)
Millwall (guest)
Tranmere Rovers (guest)
1945–1947 Watford 1 (0)
1947–1948 Northampton Town
1948 Margate 9 (3)
Northampton Town
Teams managed
1948 Margate
1950-1952 FC Bern
Burma
1955 Hayes
1956-1958 Letchworth Town
1957 Valur
1957 Iceland
1958-1959 Hendon
1959-1960 Hayes
1961-1963 St Albans City

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Alexander "Alex" Weir (20 October 1916 – 10 January 2003) was a Scottish professional footballer born in Bathgate, who played as a striker.

He represented Preston North End, Waterford United, Shelbourne, Glenavon, Ballymena United, Glentoran, Hartlepools United, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Tranmere Rovers, Watford,[1] Northampton Town and Margate.[2]

After his playing career, he became manager of Margate, FC Bern,[3] Burma, Hayes,[4] Letchworth Town, Valur, Iceland,[5] Hendon, Hayes and St Albans City.

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