Alexander McKeachie Notman (born 10 December 1979) is a Scottish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
Club career
Born in
Dalkeith, Notman began his career with
Manchester United. He only made one substitute appearance for their first team against
Tottenham Hotspur
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, and spent loan spells at
Aberdeen
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and
Sheffield United
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.
He signed for
Norwich City
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in November 2000 for a fee of £250,000. Notman retired from professional football in November 2003 due to injury.
He signed for non-league
King's Lynn in January 2004; he left after one appearance before re-signing for the club in August 2006.
He left the club again in March 2007, and signed for
Wroxham
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in October 2007.
A week later he signed for
Boston United
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, before returning to Wroxham in December 2007.
He signed for
Formartine United
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in 2010.
International career
Notman was a
Scotland under-21 international.
References
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1979 births
Living people
People from Dalkeith
Scottish footballers
Manchester United F.C. players
Aberdeen F.C. players
Sheffield United F.C. players
Norwich City F.C. players
King's Lynn F.C. players
Wroxham F.C. players
Boston United F.C. players
Formartine United F.C. players
Scottish Premier League players
English Football League players
Highland Football League players
Association football forwards
Scotland under-21 international footballers
Sportspeople from Midlothian