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Alexander Venters (9 June 1913 – 30 April 1959) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Cowdenbeath, Rangers and Scotland.[1]

Alex Venters

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Venters[1]
Date of birth	9 June 1913
Place of birth	Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Date of death	30 April 1959(1959-04-30) (aged 45)[1]
Place of death	Cowdenbeath, Scotland[1]
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	South End Rovers
0000–1930	St Andrews United
1930–1933	Cowdenbeath	96	(36)
1933–1946	Rangers	175	(89)
1946–1947	Third Lanark	8	(2)
1947–1948	Blackburn Rovers
1948	Raith Rovers	4	(0)
National team
1933–1939	Scotland	3	(0)
1935–1939	Scottish League XI	4	(1)
1940–1943	Scotland (wartime)	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Alex Venters, an inside forward, joined Rangers in November 1933 after his first club Cowdenbeath.[2] He spent a total of 13 years at Ibrox Park, winning three Scottish league titles (1935, 1937 and 1939), two Scottish Cups (1935, 1936) and scoring 102 goals in 201 appearances.[3] 18 of these 102 goals came against Celtic in various competitions.[4] In the last season before association football was suspended due to World War II (1939) Venters was top scorer in the Scottish First Division (35 goals).[5] Venters was also a prolific scorer during World War II; however, as these games were unofficial, his additional 53 wartime goals cannot be added to his official goalscoring record.[6]

After the war, Venters played for Third Lanark, Blackburn Rovers and ended his career with Raith Rovers.[7][8][9]

Between 1933 and 1939 he won three caps for Scotland, the first of which was against Ireland in 1933 while with Cowdenbeath. He won a further two official caps (both in matches against England) while at Rangers, in 1936 and 1939. He also played in four wartime internationals.[10]

In 1959 he died prematurely from a heart attack at the age of 45.[11]

Due to his prolific goalscoring in the 1930s and his great record in Old Firm matches he became a member of the Rangers Hall of Fame in 2006.

Personal life

Venters' father Sandy and brothers Andrew and Jock were also footballers.[12]

References

External links

• Alex Venters at the Scottish Football Association
• Alex Venters at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database

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Alex Venters (né le 9 juin 1913 vers Cowdenbeath en Écosse et mort le 30 avril 1959) était un joueur de football écossais. Il fait partie du Rangers FC Hall of Fame.

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