Alexander Lowson Keillor (20 October 1869 – 16 June 1960) was a Scottish

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, who played for Montrose,

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and

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, being capped six times between 1891 and 1897. Born in

, Keillor is one of only two men to be selected for Scotland while playing for Montrose, alongside George Bowman who was a teammate in 1892. Keillor joined Dundee at the club's inception in

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, and would set a number of firsts for the club during his lengthy stint there. He would play in Dundee's first ever competitive match in a league game against

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on 12 August 1893, was among the first Dundee players (alongside fellow Dees Frank Barrett and

William Longair William Longair (19 July 1870 – 28 November 1926) was a Scottish footballer who played as a half-back for Dundee in the 1890s. When he retired from playing, he became the club's trainer for over two decades, and remained an influential figure ...

) to be capped by Scotland in 1894, and was the first Dundee player to score for Scotland in 1896.

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1869 births 1960 deaths Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Montrose F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Footballers from Dundee Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Men's association football outside forwards People educated at Montrose Academy {{Scotland-footy-forward-1860s-stub