Date of birth 7 June 1862 1888-1891 Bolton Wanderers 18??-1888 Renton Died December 29, 1930 | Years Team Role Footballer Name Alexander Barbour | |
Date of death 29 December 1930(1930-12-29) (aged 68) | ||
Place of birth Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
Alexander Barbour (7 June 1862 – 29 December 1930) was a Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Bolton Wanderers, Glossop North End, Nottingham Forest and the Scotland national team.
He was born in Dumbarton.
Barbour, a striker, won the Scottish Cup with Renton in 1885 and won his first, and only, Scotland cap the same year, scoring in an 8-2 win over Ireland. He also played in the unsuccessful Scottish Cup final the previous year as Renton lost 3-1 to Queen's Park.
He was signed by Bolton Wanderers in May 1888 and scored 17 goals in 34 matches in three years for the club. He had a season with Glossop North End in season 1891-92 and was then signed by Nottingham Forest as a coach, although he made one final league appearance for them in 1893.