Date of birth 26 December 1878 Name Alex Raisbeck Place of birth Polmont, Scotland Role Footballer | Playing position Position Defender Years Team | |
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Full name Alexander Galloway Raisbeck Date of death 12 March 1949(1949-03-12) (aged 70) Died March 12, 1949, Liverpool, United Kingdom | ||
Liverpool legend alex raisbeck
Alexander Galloway Raisbeck (26 December 1878 – 12 March 1949) was a Scottish footballer, who played in the Football League for Liverpool and Stoke, and in the Scottish league for Hibernian, Partick Thistle and Hamilton Academical. Raisbeck played eight times for Scotland between 1900 and 1907. He managed Hamilton, Bristol City, Halifax Town, Chester and Bath City.
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Born in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Raisbeck played for Hibernian and a short spell with Stoke before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in May 1898. Making his debut in a Football League Division One match against Sheffield Wednesday on 3 September 1898, the centre-half eventually became club captain and led Liverpool to the championship in 1900–1901 and 1905–1906. While at Liverpool, he won 8 caps for Scotland and captained his country on 5 occasions.
After leaving the club in 1909, Raisbeck played for Partick Thistle and Hamilton Academical, where he eventually became manager, and went on to manage Bristol City, Halifax Town, Chester and Bath City, before returning to Liverpool as a scout.
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