Alec Linwood

Alec Linwood

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Bryce Linwood
Date of birth	(1920-03-13)13 March 1920
Place of birth	Drumsmudden, Ochiltree, Scotland
Date of death
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1938	Muirkirk
1938–1946	St Mirren
1946–1947	Middlesbrough	14	(3)
1947–1948	Hibernian	36	(23)
1948–1951	Clyde	56	(20)
1951–1955	Greenock Morton	101	(72)
International career
1948	Scottish League XI	1	(0)
1949	Scotland	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander "Alec" Bryce Linwood (13 March 1920 – 26 October 2003) was a Scottish footballer who played for St Mirren, Middlesbrough, Hibernian, Clyde, Greenock Morton and the Scotland national team.

Career

Born in the tiny mining settlement of Drumsmudden, near Drongan in Ayrshire, Linwood began working in the mines at the age of 14. He played schools and juvenile football before joining the newly formed Muirkirk Juniors in 1938. Linwood signed for St Mirren the same year however on the outbreak of World War II, the player was forced to resume his mining career for the war effort.

A centre-forward, Linwood continued to play wartime football for St. Mirren and also played in an unofficial international match against England at Maine Road in 1943 which the Scots lost 8–0. In all, Linwood scored 165 goals in 236 competitive matches for St Mirren between 1938–1946 and remains the club's second top goalscorer of all time.

Linwood moved to Middlesbrough in 1946 but struggled to make an impact in the English First Division, partly due to still having to work as a miner while his team mates were full-time professionals. The player returned to Hibernian and won the Scottish Football League championship in 1948, his only senior footballing honour.

Later in 1948, Linwood represented the Scottish League XI. In November 1949, now as a Clyde player, Linwood scored in his only cap for Scotland, a 2–0 win over Wales in a British Home Championship match which doubled as a 1950 World Cup qualifier.

He later moved to Morton in 1951 before retiring in 1955. Linwood died on 23 October 2003 at the age of 83.

External links

• Alec Linwood at scottishfa.co.uk
• Profile at Londonhearts.com
• Newcastle Fans profile
• Alec Linwood, www.ihibs.co.uk