Alex Rollo

{{short description|Scottish footballer and manager}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alex Rollo

| fullname = Alexander Rollo{{Hugman|17086|accessdate=12 March 2017}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|9|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dumbarton, Scotland

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2004|10|5|1926|9|18}}

| death_place = Workington, England

| position = Left back

| height =

| youthyears1 = –1948

| youthclubs1 = Ashfield

| youthyears2 = 1948–1951

| youthclubs2 = Celtic

| years1 = 1951–1954

| years2 = 1954–1956

| years3 = 1956–1957

| years4 = 1957–1960

| years5 = 1960–1961

| clubs1 = Celtic

| clubs2 = Kilmarnock

| clubs3 = Dumbarton{{cite book | last = McAllister | first = Jim | title = The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club | publisher = J&J Robertson Printers | year = 2002 | location = Dumbarton}}

| clubs4 = Workington

| clubs5 = Sligo Rovers

| caps1 = 37

| caps2 = 50

| caps3 = 32

| caps4 = 127

| caps5 = ?

| totalcaps = 246 +

| goals1 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 4

| goals4 = 3

| goals5 = ?

| totalgoals = 8 +

| nationalyears1 = 1951

| nationalteam1 = Scottish League XI{{Cite web|url=http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/alecrollo.html|title=Alec Rollo - Scotland Football League Record from 26 Sep 1951 to 26 Sep 1951 clubs - Celtic}}

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1960–1961

| managerclubs1 = Sligo Rovers

}}

Alex Rollo (18 September 1926 – 5 October 2004) was a Scottish football player and manager. Rollo won the Coronation Cup with Celtic, effectively marking Hibs winger Gordon Smith.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/alex-rollo-former-defensive-player-with-celtic-in-the-1950s-1.72927|title=Alex Rollo Former defensive player with Celtic in the 1950s|first=Bob|last=Crampsey|work=The Herald|publisher=Herald & Times Group|date=16 October 2004|accessdate=17 December 2011}} He also won the Scottish Cup in 1951 and represented the Scottish League.

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