Alec Roxburgh

{{Short description|English footballer (1910 – 1985)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alec Roxburgh

| fullname = Alexander White Roxburgh

| birth_date = 19 September 1910

| birth_place = Manchester, England

| death_date = {{death date and age |1985|12|5|1910|9|19|df=y}}

| death_place = Prestwich, England

| position = Goalkeeper

| height = 6 ft 1+3/4 in{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-dispatch-football-guide-1936-vi-d/134505593/ |title=Blackpool. Brightest chances for three years: seasoned recruits |newspaper=Sunday Dispatch Football Guide |location=London |date=23 August 1936 |page=vi |via=Newspapers.com}}

| years1 =

| clubs1 = Nuneaton Town

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1928

| clubs2 = Manchester City

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 =

| clubs3 = St Annes & South Shore Wednesday

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| years4 = 1931–1938

| clubs4 = Blackpool

| caps4 = 62

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1946–1947

| clubs5 = Barrow

| caps5 = 69

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1948–1949

| clubs6 = Hyde United

| caps6 = 27

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1943

| nationalteam1 = England (wartime)

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Alexander White Roxburgh (19 September 1910 – 5 December 1985) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Barrow and Blackpool.{{Hugman|17229|accessdate=29 June 2016}} He was capped by England during the Second World War.{{Cite web |title=Alexander Roxburgh Football Player Statistics |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/alexander-roxburgh-67735/ |access-date=16 October 2023 |website=11v11}}

Career statistics

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|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |FA Cup

! colspan="2" |Other

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

Hyde United

|1948–49{{Cite web |title=List of all games featuring GK Roxburgh |url=http://www.hydeunited.com/playergames.php?id=1374 |access-date=21 November 2020 |website=Hyde United Football Club}}

|Cheshire League

|27

|0

|1

|0

|94 appearances in Cheshire Senior Cup, 3 appearances in Ashton Charity Challenge Cup, 3 appearances in Cheshire League Challenge Cup

|0

|37

|0

colspan="3" |Career total

!27

!0

!1

!0

!9

!0

!37

!0

{{notelist}}

References