Alex Barrie

Alex Barrie
Personal information
Full name Alexander W. Barrie
Date of birth 18 August 1878
Place of birth Camlachie, Scotland
Date of death 1 October 1918(1918-10-01) (aged 40)
Place of death Canal du Nord, France
Position 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

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. He also played in the Football League for Sunderland and was capped by Scotland at junior level.

Personal life

Barrie 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, just over five weeks before the armistice. He was buried in Flesquières Hill British Cemetery.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Bernard's 1901–02 Scottish Second Division 12 1 0 0 12 1
Sunderland 1902–03 First Division 3 1 0 0 3 1
1903–04 17 1 1 0 18 1
1904–05 13 1 0 0 13 1
1905–06 23 0 4 1 27 1
1906–07 10 0 0 0 10 0
Total 66 3 5 1 71 4
Rangers 1907–08 Scottish First Division 11 1 3 0 14 1
Kilmarnock 1908–09 Scottish First Division 31 1 1 0 32 1
1909–10 31 2 2 0 33 2
1910–11 32 3 1 0 33 3
1911–12 27 0 1 0 28 0
Total 121 6 5 0 126 6
Career total 210 11 13 1 223 12

Honours

Parkhead

Abercorn

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 19. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Smith, Paul (8 November 2011). Aye Ready: Rangers War Heroes. Edinburgh: Black and White Publishing. ISBN 9781845023713. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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  5. 1 2 "Rangers Player Alec Barrie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Scotland Junior Internationals". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Alexander Barrie | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  9. ↑ "1902–03 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "1903–04 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "1904–05 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "1905–06 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "1906–07 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Barrie Alex Sunderland 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 5 December 2021.