| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Lowson Keillor | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 16 June 1960 (aged 90) | ||
| Position(s) | Outside-Left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1881–1884 | Montrose Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1884–1893 | Montrose | ||
| 1893–1902 | Dundee | 140 | (13) |
| 1902–1906 | Montrose | ||
| International career | |||
| 1891–1897 | Scotland | 6 | (2) |
| 1897 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Lowson Keillor (20 October 1869 – 16 June 1960) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Montrose, Dundee and Scotland, being capped six times between 1891 and 1897. [1] [2]
Born in Dundee, Keillor is one of only two men to be selected for Scotland while playing for Montrose, alongside George Bowman who was a teammate in 1892. [3] [4] Keillor joined Dundee at the club's inception in 1893, and would set a number of firsts for the club during his lengthy stint there. [5] He would play in Dundee's first ever competitive match in a league game against Rangers on 12 August 1893, [6] was among the first Dundee players (alongside fellow Dees Frank Barrett and William Longair) to be capped by Scotland in 1894, [7] and was the first Dundee player to score for Scotland in 1896. [8]
References
- ^ ( Smith 2013, p. 143)
- ^ Famous Players. | Alexander Keillor, Dundee F.C. The Scottish Referee, 8 December 1902. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Alex Keillor at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Montrose". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ "Sandy Keillor | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". www.deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Our Story". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "International Matches". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "International Matches". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
External links
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- 1869 births
- 1960 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Montrose F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Footballers from Dundee
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Men's association football outside forwards
- People educated at Montrose Academy
- Scottish football forward, 1860s birth stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Lowson Keillor | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 16 June 1960 (aged 90) | ||
| Position(s) | Outside-Left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1881–1884 | Montrose Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1884–1893 | Montrose | ||
| 1893–1902 | Dundee | 140 | (13) |
| 1902–1906 | Montrose | ||
| International career | |||
| 1891–1897 | Scotland | 6 | (2) |
| 1897 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Lowson Keillor (20 October 1869 – 16 June 1960) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Montrose, Dundee and Scotland, being capped six times between 1891 and 1897. [1] [2]
Born in Dundee, Keillor is one of only two men to be selected for Scotland while playing for Montrose, alongside George Bowman who was a teammate in 1892. [3] [4] Keillor joined Dundee at the club's inception in 1893, and would set a number of firsts for the club during his lengthy stint there. [5] He would play in Dundee's first ever competitive match in a league game against Rangers on 12 August 1893, [6] was among the first Dundee players (alongside fellow Dees Frank Barrett and William Longair) to be capped by Scotland in 1894, [7] and was the first Dundee player to score for Scotland in 1896. [8]
References
- ^ ( Smith 2013, p. 143)
- ^ Famous Players. | Alexander Keillor, Dundee F.C. The Scottish Referee, 8 December 1902. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Alex Keillor at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Montrose". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ "Sandy Keillor | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". www.deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Our Story". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "International Matches". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "International Matches". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
External links
|
| This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1860s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1869 births
- 1960 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Montrose F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Footballers from Dundee
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Men's association football outside forwards
- People educated at Montrose Academy
- Scottish football forward, 1860s birth stubs