Alexander W. Barrie (18 August 1878 – 1 October 1918) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock, Rangers and St Bernard's as a centre half.[4][5] He also played in the Football League for Sunderland and was capped by Scotland at junior level.[1][6]
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| 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 (aged 40)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Canal du Nord, France[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1898–1901 | Parkhead | ||
| 1901–1902 | St Bernard's | 12 | (1) |
| 1902–1907 | Sunderland | 66 | (3) |
| 1907–1908 | Rangers | 11 | (1) |
| 1908–1912 | Kilmarnock | 121 | (6) |
| Abercorn | |||
| International career | |||
| 1901 | Scotland Juniors | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editBarrie served as a corporal in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was killed during the Battle of the Canal du Nord on 1 October 1918,[3] just over five weeks before the armistice.[7] He was buried in Flesquières Hill British Cemetery.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Bernard's | 1901–02[8] | Scottish Second Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Sunderland | 1902–03[9] | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1903–04[10] | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 1904–05[11] | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 1905–06[12] | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 1906–07[13] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 66 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 4 | ||
| Rangers | 1907–08[5] | Scottish First Division | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Kilmarnock | 1908–09[4] | Scottish First Division | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 1909–10[4] | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 1910–11[4] | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 1911–12[4] | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 121 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 126 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 210 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 223 | 12 | ||
Honours
editParkhead
- Scottish Junior Cup: 1898–99[3]
Abercorn
- Scottish Qualifying Cup: 1912–13[14]
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 19. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ a b c Smith, Paul (8 November 2011). Aye Ready: Rangers War Heroes. Edinburgh: Black and White Publishing. ISBN 9781845023713. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Kilmarnock Player Alexander Barrie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Rangers Player Alec Barrie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Scotland Junior Internationals". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Alexander Barrie | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "1902–03 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "1903–04 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "1904–05 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "1905–06 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "1906–07 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Barrie Alex Sunderland 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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