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Alex Merrie

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Alex Merrie
Personal information
Full name Alexander Breckinridge Merrie[1]
Date of birth 20 May 1905[1]
Place of birth Saltcoats, Scotland[1]
Date of death 1985 (aged 79–80)[1]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1922 Saltcoats Victoria
1922–1923 Nithsdale Wanderers
1923–1924 St Mirren
1923St Bernard's (loan)
1923St Johnstone (loan)
1924Alloa Athletic (loan)
1924–1925 Stenhousemuir
1925–1926 Portsmouth 7 (2)
1927 Nithsdale Wanderers
1927–1930 Aberdeen
1930–1933 Ayr United
1933 Hull City 0 (0)
1933 Clyde
1934–1935 Crewe Alexandra 32 (11)
1935 Brechin City
1935 Aldershot 4 (2)
1935 Ross County
1935 Exeter City 4 (2)
1935 Workington
1936 Cork
1936 Leith Athletic
1936 Gloucester City
1937 Evesham Town
Total 47 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Breckinridge Merrie (20 May 1905 – 1985) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward for 22 clubs.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Alex Merrie at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ "Merrie Alexander". The Grecian Archive. Retrieved 9 March 2022.