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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| fullname = Alexander Sands

| 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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|+ 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

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1893–94Second Division11000011
colspan="3"|Total

!1

1000011

References