Alex Barrie

Alex Barrie
Personal information
Full name Alexander W Barrie[1]
Date of birth 18 August 1878
Place of birth Camlachie, Scotland
Date of death 1 October 1918(1918-10-01) (aged 40)[2]
Place of death Nord, France[2]
Playing position Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Parkhead
1901–1902 St Bernard's
1902–1907 Sunderland 66 (1)
1907–1908 Rangers 11 (1)
1908–1912 Kilmarnock 121 (6)
Abercorn
National team
Scotland Schoolboys
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Alexander "Alex" Barrie (18 August 1878 – 1 October 1918), sometimes known as Alec Barrie, was a Scottish professional football centre half who played for Kilmarnock, Rangers and St Bernard's in the Scottish Football League.[3][4] He also played in the Football League for Sunderland.[1]

Personal life

Barrie served as a corporal in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was killed in France on 1 October 1918, just over five weeks before the armistice.[5] He was buried in Flesquières Hill British Cemetery.[2]

Honours

Parkhead

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 19. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  3. ↑ "Kilmarnock Player Alexander Barrie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  4. ↑ "Rangers Player Alec Barrie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  5. ↑ "Alexander Barrie | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  6. ↑ Smith, Paul (2011-11-08). Aye Ready Rangers War Heroes. Black & White Publishing. ISBN 9781845023713.


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