Alex Munro (footballer, born 1912)
{{Short description|Scottish footballer (1912–1986)}}
{{other people||Alexander Munro (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Alex Munro
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| fullname = Alexander Dewar Munro{{Hugman|14220|accessdate=18 April 2017}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|4|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Carriden, Bo'ness, Scotland
| death_date = {{death date and age|1986|8|29|1912|4|6|df=y}}
| death_place = Blackpool, England
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| years3 =
| years4 = 1932–1936
| years5 = 1936–1950
| clubs1 = Bo'ness
| clubs2 = Champfleurie
| clubs3 = Newtongrange Star
| clubs4 = Hearts
| clubs5 = Blackpool
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| caps4 = 18+
| caps5 = 136
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| goals4 = 21
| goals5 = 17
| nationalyears1 = 1936–1938
| nationalteam1 = Scotland
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 1
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Alexander Dewar Munro (6 April 1912 – 29 August 1986) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Club career
Born in the West Lothian village of Carriden, Bo'ness, Munro began his career with Bo'ness F.C., before reverting to junior football with Champfleurie and Newtongrange Star. He returned to league football when signed by Hearts in April 1932 and had gradually worked his way into the first team by 1934, appearing mainly as a left-winger. He switched to the right flank from 1934–35 and that season helped Hearts to the Scottish Cup semi-finals, playing in both games as Double-winning Rangers proved too strong in a replay at Hampden Park.
Munro joined Blackpool in March 1937 for £3,500. He went on to spend thirteen years with the Tangerines, making 136 league appearances and scoring seventeen goals for them. This total would have been considerably greater but for the disruption of the Second World War, during which time he "guested" for Middlesbrough and Brighton and Hove Albion.
Upon his playing retirement in 1950 Munro joined the Blackpool coaching staff. He was later to serve the club as a scout.
Munro's son, also called Alex Munro, was also a professional footballer, playing in England and South Africa.
International career
References
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;Sources
- {{cite book | first=Roy | last=Calley| title=Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992 | publisher=Breedon Books Sport | year=1992 | isbn=1-873626-07-X}}
- {{cite book | last = Lamming | first = Douglas | title = A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872-1986 | type = Hardback | publisher = Hutton Press | year = 1987 | isbn = 0-907033-47-4 | id = () }}
External links
- {{soccerbase|id=5685|name=Alex Munro}}
- {{SFA Profile|id=113563|name=Alex Munro}}
- [http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/munroalex.html Hearts appearances] at londonhearts.com
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Scotland men's international footballers
Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Category:Blackpool F.C. players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Scottish Junior Football Association players
Category:Newtongrange Star F.C. players
Category:Footballers from Falkirk (council area)
Category:Middlesbrough F.C. wartime guest players
Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. wartime guest players
Category:Blackpool F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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