Jump to content

Alex Shirley: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
KiranBOT (talk | contribs)
m BRFA, modified categories: Scottish footballers → Scottish men's footballers
 
(7 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alex Shirley
| name = Alex Shirley
Line 37: Line 38:


==Career==
==Career==
Born in [[Milngavie]], Shirley played for [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]], [[New Brighton A.F.C.|New Brighton]], [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]], [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] and [[Ashton United F.C.|Ashton United]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player5/alexshirley.html|title=Profile|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freewebs.com/aufc/s.htm|title=Salley - Swindells|publisher=Ashton United Player Database}}</ref>
Born in [[Milngavie]], Shirley played for [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]], [[New Brighton A.F.C.|New Brighton]], [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]], [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] and [[Ashton United F.C.|Ashton United]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player5/alexshirley.html|title=Profile|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freewebs.com/aufc/s.htm |title=Salley Swindells |publisher=Ashton United Player Database |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726053133/http://www.freewebs.com/aufc/s.htm |archivedate=26 July 2008 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
{{reflist}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Shirley, Alex}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shirley, Alex}}
[[Category:1921 births]]
[[Category:1921 births]]
[[Category:1990 deaths]]
[[Category:1990 deaths]]
[[Category:Scottish footballers]]
[[Category:Scottish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Dundee United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Dundee United F.C. players]]
[[Category:New Brighton A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:New Brighton A.F.C. players]]
Line 52: Line 53:
[[Category:Ashton United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Ashton United F.C. players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:Men's association football wingers]]




{{Scotland-footy-midfielder-stub}}
{{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub}}
[[Category:Association football wingers]]

Latest revision as of 19:12, 8 July 2023

Alex Shirley
Personal information
Full name Alexander Gordon Shirley[1]
Date of birth (1921-10-31)31 October 1921
Place of birth Milngavie, Scotland
Date of death 1990 (aged 68–69)
Place of death Northumberland, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1946 Dundee United 0 (0)
1946–1947 New Brighton 18 (3)
1947–1948 Bradford City 1 (0)
1948 Mansfield Town
1948 Ashton United
Total 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Gordon Shirley (31 October 1921 – April 1990) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger.

Career

[edit]

Born in Milngavie, Shirley played for Dundee United, New Brighton, Bradford City, Mansfield Town and Ashton United.[2][3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Alex Shirley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. ^ "Salley – Swindells". Ashton United Player Database. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008.