Alex Christie (footballer, born 1873)

For other people with the same name, see Alex Christie.

Alex Christie
Personal information
Full name Alexander Jack Christie[1]
Date of birth (1873-09-28)28 September 1873
Place of birth Dunblane, Scotland
Date of death 26 March 1954(1954-03-26) (aged 80)[1]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1894–1897 St Bernard's 7 (1)
1897 Dunblane
1897–1901 Queen's Park 2 (0)
1901–1902 St Bernard's 4 (1)
1902–1903 Queen's Park 15 (4)
International career
1898–1899 Scotland 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Jack Christie (28 September 1873 – 26 March 1954) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and St Bernard's.[2][3] He was capped by Scotland at international level.[4][5]

Personal life

Christie was the younger brother of international footballer Robert Christie.[6] Christie studied law in Edinburgh and became a lawyer in Glasgow.[7] He was the sole partner in the legal firm Sellar and Christie and as of his death had been secretary of the Scottish Building Contractors' Association for approximately fifty years.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Deaths". The Glasgow Herald. 30 March 1954. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Christie, Alexander John". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ Smith, Paul (30 September 2013). Scotland's Who's Who: One Hundred and Forty Years of Scottish International Footballers 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 9781909178847.
  5. ^ "Alexander Christie - Scotland Football Record from 19 Mar 1898 to 08 Apr 1899 clubs – Queens Park". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Robert Main Christie: Dunblane's original sporting hero". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Obituary – Glasgow Lawyer". The Glasgow Herald. 29 March 1954. Retrieved 6 March 2024.


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