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Alex Crombie

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Alex Crombie
Personal information
Date of birth 1876
Place of birth Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Morpeth Harriers
Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1906 Burslem Port Vale 17 (1)
Total 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alex Crombie (born 1876) was an English footballer who played as a winger for Reading and Burslem Port Vale at the start of the 20th century.

Career

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Crombie played for Morpeth Harriers and Southern League side Reading before joining Second Division club Burslem Port Vale in July 1905.[1] He scored in a 4–3 win over Chesterfield at the Athletic Ground on 9 September. He was a regular first-team player from September 1905 to February 1906, at which point he lost his first-team place.[1] He departed at the end of the 1905–06 season, having made 17 league and five cup appearances for the Vale.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burslem Port Vale 1905–06 Second Division 17 1 2 0 3 0 22 1
Total 17 1 2 0 3 0 22 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 71. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Alex Crombie at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)