Alexander Ferguson (born 1913-?) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right for clubs including

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...

, Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian. While with St Johnstone, he was selected for a

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tour of North America in the summer of 1935; none of the matches was considered a full international. He had earlier represented his country at Junior level while with Lochee Harp. His spell at Hibs was a short end-of-season loan to aid the team in their fight against relegation in 1935–36, which was successful. He then signed for their

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rivals Hearts, where a first campaign establishing himself was followed by a goal in the first round of the 1937–38 season;(Hearts player) Alex Ferguson
London Hearts Supporters Club he also scored in the club's next fixture against Hibs in the Wilson Cup, but then suffered a badly broken leg in the last minute of the match. Ferguson never played for Hearts again due to the injury, signing for Rochdale in 1939 after a short trial with

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

, but he only made one

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appearance prior to the outbreak of World War II, with the matches played declared void.Ferguson Alex Image 1 St Johnstone 1934
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1913 births Date of birth missing Year of death missing Place of death missing Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Angus, Scotland People from Monifieth Men's association football outside forwards Lochee Harp F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scotland men's junior international footballers Scottish Football League players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1910s-stub