Alex Sands
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alex Sands
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| birth_date = 1870
| birth_place = Dunoon, Scotland
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| position = Right winger
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Dunoon
| years1 = 1893| clubs1 = Port Vale| caps1 = 1| goals1 = 1
| totalcaps = 1| totalgoals = 1
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Alexander Sands (born 1870; date of death unknown) was a footballer who played for Port Vale in September 1893.
Career
Sands joined Football League Second Division club Port Vale from Dunoon in August 1893.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=259|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} He scored on his debut at the Athletic Ground in a 4–2 win over Ardwick on 2 September. However, he failed to turn up for the next match and was released before the month was out.
Career statistics
Source:{{ENFA}}
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rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Burslem Port Vale | 1893–94 | Second Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
colspan="3"|Total
!1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |