Alexander Lauder (born 1899; date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played at inside-forward for Port Vale in the Football League in the early 1920s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Lauder[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Mirren | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 191?–191? | St Mirren | ||
| 191?–191? | Ashfield | ||
| 1918–1921 | Partick Thistle | ||
| 1921–1922 | Port Vale | 21 | (3) |
| 1923–192? | Stenhousemuir | ||
| 19??–19?? | St Bernard's | ||
| 19??–19?? | Armadale | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editLauder began his career with St Mirren, where he won the Scottish Junior Cup in 1917, setting up the winning goal against Renfrew in the final.[2] He moved on to Ashfield before he signed with George W. Easton's Partick Thistle on 14 August 1918, following a spell with Ashfield.[2] He made his debut in the Scottish Football League three days later, in a 1–1 draw at Airdrieonians.[2] He scored his first goal for the club on 31 August, in a 1–0 win at Ayr United.[2] He featured in the 1920–21 Scottish Cup success, scoring against Motherwell in the quarter-final and playing in all three semi-final matches against Heart of Midlothian, though he did not feature in the final triumph over Rangers at Celtic Park.[2] He scored 11 goals in 73 games for the Jags, having been moved to inside-left to accommodate first William Mitchell and then Jimmy Kinloch.[2]
After impressing on trial the previous month, he joined Port Vale for a £300 fee in November 1921.[1] He scored his first goal in the Football League in a 2–1 defeat to Coventry City at The Old Recreation Ground on 30 January.[1] He was released at the end of the 1921–22 season after having scored three goals in 21 Second Division games.[1] He signed with Stenhousemuir in January 1923.[3]
Career statistics
editSource:[4]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1921–22 | Second Division | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
Honours
editSt Mirren
- Scottish Junior Cup: 1917[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 168. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Alex Lauder - The Thistle Archive". thethistlearchive.wikidot.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Stenhousemuir's New Forward". Falkirk Herald. 6 January 1923. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ Alex Lauder at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)