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'''Alexander Gair Stott''' (1925 – 19 December 1998)<ref>''Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2015''</ref> was a Scottish [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|centre forward]] for clubs including [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] and [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]].<ref>[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/dundee/dundee.html Dundee: 1946/47 - 2013/14], Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database</ref><ref>[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/partick/partick.html Partick Thistle: 1946/47 - 2013/14], Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database</ref><ref>[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hamilton/hamilton.html Hamilton Academical: 1946/47 - 2013/14], Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database |
'''Alexander Gair Stott''' (1925 – 19 December 1998)<ref>''Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2015''</ref> was a Scottish [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|centre forward]] for clubs including [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] and [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]].<ref>[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/dundee/dundee.html Dundee: 1946/47 - 2013/14], Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database</ref><ref>[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/partick/partick.html Partick Thistle: 1946/47 - 2013/14], Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database</ref><ref>[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hamilton/hamilton.html Hamilton Academical: 1946/47 - 2013/14], Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database</ref> |
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With Dundee, he finished as the top goalscorer in [[Scottish Football League Division One]] in the [[1948-49 Scottish Division One|1948–49]] season,<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/scottops.html Scotland - List of Topscorers],[[RSSSF]], 20 June 2019</ref> but achieved notoriety in the last match of that season when he had penalty kick saved in a match against [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] which Dundee went on to lose, having been in the position where they would win the title with a victory.<ref name=dee>[https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/played-dundee-hamilton-academical-alex-stott/ Played for Dundee and Hamilton Academical – Alex Stott], Dundee FC, 11 August 2017</ref> |
With Dundee, he finished as the top goalscorer in [[Scottish Football League Division One]] in the [[1948-49 Scottish Division One|1948–49]] season,<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/scottops.html Scotland - List of Topscorers],[[RSSSF]], 20 June 2019</ref> but achieved notoriety in the last match of that season when he had penalty kick saved in a match against [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] which Dundee went on to lose, having been in the position where they would win the title with a victory.<ref name=dee>[https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/played-dundee-hamilton-academical-alex-stott/ Played for Dundee and Hamilton Academical – Alex Stott], Dundee FC, 11 August 2017</ref> At Partick, he was the focal point of an attack-focused team which impressed spectators but did not win any trophies.<ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12014193.alex-stott/ Alex Stott], The Herald, 26 December 1998</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:20, 15 June 2020
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| Full name | Alexander Gair Stott | ||
| Date of birth | 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Monifieth, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 19 December 1998 (aged 72–73) | ||
| Place of death | East Renfrewshire, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1947 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 1947–1949 | Dundee | 23 | (30) |
| 1949–1953 | Partick Thistle | 84 | (59) |
| 1953–1954 | Hamilton Academical | 2 | (1) |
| Total | 109 | (90) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Gair Stott (1925 – 19 December 1998)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward for clubs including Dundee and Partick Thistle.[2][3][4]
With Dundee, he finished as the top goalscorer in Scottish Football League Division One in the 1948–49 season,[5] but achieved notoriety in the last match of that season when he had penalty kick saved in a match against Falkirk which Dundee went on to lose, having been in the position where they would win the title with a victory.[6] At Partick, he was the focal point of an attack-focused team which impressed spectators but did not win any trophies.[7]
References
- ^ Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2015
- ^ Dundee: 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Partick Thistle: 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Hamilton Academical: 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Scotland - List of Topscorers,RSSSF, 20 June 2019
- ^ Played for Dundee and Hamilton Academical – Alex Stott, Dundee FC, 11 August 2017
- ^ Alex Stott, The Herald, 26 December 1998
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