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Alexander Simpson Hutchison Forsyth (29 September 1928 – 30 March 2020) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Albion Rovers and East Stirlingshire and in the English Football League for Darlington in the 1950s. He also played junior football for Linlithgow Rose. After retiring as a player because of injury, he went on to work as chief scout for East Stirlingshire, and later became a director of the club.[2][3]

Alex Forsyth
Personal information
Full name Alexander Simpson Hutchison Forsyth[1]
Date of birth (1928-09-29)29 September 1928[1]
Place of birth [Camelon. Falkirk],[1] Scotland
Date of death 30 March 2020(2020-03-30) (aged 91)
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Linlithgow Rose
1951–1952 Albion Rovers 14 (0)
1952–1953 Darlington 26 (7)
1953–1956 East Stirlingshire[lower-alpha 1] 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Forsyth died on 30 March 2020.[4]


Notes


  1. Appearance figures exclude East Stirlingshire's matches in the Scottish C Division between 1953 and 1955.

References


  1. "Alex Forsyth". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. "Alex Forsyth". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. "Forsyth warns Shire board he's not quitting just yet". Falkirk Herald. 20 December 2001. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. "Obituary – Alex Forsyth". East Stirlingshire F.C.





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