Alexander Law (28 April 1910 – after 1938)[1] was a Scottish professional footballer who scored 41 goals from 77 appearances in the English Football League playing for Sheffield Wednesday, Brighton & Hove Albion and Chester.[2] He was Brighton & Hove Albion's top scorer in the 1935–36 season with 27 goals in all competitions,[3] and played twice for Chester in the 1939–40 Football League season abandoned because of the Second World War. Law was born in Bathgate, West Lothian, and played as a centre forward.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Law | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Bathgate, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Fauldhouse United | ||
| 1933–1935 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | (4) |
| 1935–1939 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 66 | (36) |
| 1939 | Chester | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
edit- ^ Carder, Tim & Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 139. ISBN 0-9521337-1-7.
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 149. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Carder & Harris, Albion A–Z, p. 338.
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