Alex Willoughby (17 September 1944 – 14 July 2004) was a Scottish professional

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forward who played for

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and

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Career

Willoughby was born in Springburn,

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, and educated at Petershill Primary School and Colston Junior Secondary School, both located in the Springburn area. He played youth football with his local Boys' Brigade team, and then with

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before commencing his career with

as a schoolboy signing at 15 years of age in 1959. He subsequently signed professional terms with Rangers in 1961. He scored in the

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win over

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, but was omitted from the

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team to the surprise of many, with

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preferred, despite Willoughby having scored 17 goals in 14 games in the three months prior. He joined

in 1969, and left Scotland in 1974 to play for Hong Kong Rangers, before spells in Australia and South Africa. He then coached Icelandic side KA.

Personal life

His cousin was former Rangers and Aberdeen forward Jim Forrest. Willoughby played alongside Forrest at Drumchapel, Rangers, Aberdeen and Hong Kong Rangers. He died in 2004 from cancer, aged 59.

References

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