Share to: share facebook share twitter share wa share telegram print page

Alex Byrne (footballer, born 1933)

Alex Byrne
Personal information
Full name Alexander Harrison Byrne
Date of birth (1933-06-06)6 June 1933
Place of birth Greenock, Scotland
Date of death 31 October 2020(2020-10-31) (aged 87)
Place of death Adelaide, South Australia
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Gourock
Royal Engineers
Cheltenham Town
1954–1956 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1963 Celtic 70 (22)
1963 Greenock Morton 8 (6)
1963–1964 Queen of the South 9 (2)
1965 Hellas
Total 87 (30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Harrison Byrne (6 June 1933 – 31 October 2020[1]) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Career

Born in Greenock, Byrne played youth football in Scotland and England for Gourock, Royal Engineers and Cheltenham Town.[2] He later played in the Scottish Football League for Celtic, Greenock Morton and Queen of the South, before playing in Australia for Hellas.[3]

His death at the age of 87 was announced by former club Celtic on 9 November 2020.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Cemetery Record". aca.sa.gov.au. Adelaide Cemeteries Authority. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Bush-Byrnes". Australian Player Database.
  3. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  4. ^ Staff, Newsroom. "Celtic Football Club condolences". www.celticfc.net. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)


Flag of ScotlandSoccer icon

This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a midfielder born in the 1930s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Kembali kehalaman sebelumnya