Alf Boyd
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 October 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 3 July 1998 (aged 77)[1] | ||
| Place of death | South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dundee North End | |||
| 1946–1947 | St Johnstone | 6 | (2) |
| 1947–1953 | Dundee | 170 | (18) |
| Marist Bros. | |||
| Total | 176 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 1949 | Scottish League XI[2] | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Marist Bros. | |||
| Durban City | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alf Boyd (22 October 1920 – 3 July 1998) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half.
Career
[edit]Born in Dundee, Boyd played in Scotland for Dundee North End, St Johnstone and Dundee; he was later player-coach of Marist Bros. in South Africa.[3] He went on to manage Durban City.[1]
Boyd played 235 games and scored 27 times for Dundee. He only missed six games in that period. He captained Dundee to consecutive League Cup wins.[4]
Boyd was later on the backroom staff when Dundee won the League in 1962.[4]
International career
[edit]Boyd played for the Scotland Schoolboys team against England in 1935.[4]
His solitary senior international honour was being selected for the Scottish League against the Football League in 1949.[4]
Honours
[edit]Dundee
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alf Boyd". HeraldScotland. 11 July 1998. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Alf Boyd". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Played for Dundee and St Johnstone – Alfie Boyd". Dundee FC. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Dundee 5 Dundee Utd 0 Forfarshire Cup (Final)". Arab Archive. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
"Dundee 2 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup (Final Replay)". Arbroath Archive. Retrieved 29 March 2023. - ^ "Dundee 2 Dundee Utd 3 Forfarshire Cup (Final)". Arab Archive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Hall of Fame: ALFIE BOYD". The Dark Blues. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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