Alexander Smith (7 November 1875 – 12 November 1954) was a Scottish
footballer
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Rangers
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Darvel
Darvel
( sco, Dairvel, gd, Darbhail) is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Loudoun, Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" ( en, the Long Town).
The town's Latin motto, , means "No ...
,
Ayrshire
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, Smith signed for Rangers in April 1894 from local side
Darvel F.C.
Darvel Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Darvel, Ayrshire. Nicknamed ''"The Vale"'' and formed in 1889, the club play at Recreation Park, and currently compete in the .
History
The club reached the final of the ...
, having been introduced at the suggestion of
Nicol Smith
Nicol Smith (25 December 1873 – 6 January 1905) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers.
Born in Darvel, Ayrshire, Smith played as a fullback for local sides Vale of Irvine, Royal Albert and Darvel, earning junior international se ...
(a defender who had made the same move a year earlier and came from the same village, but was not a relation).
He stayed with the Ibrox club for 21 years until retiring in 1915, was part of Rangers'
treble
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Glasgow Cup
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and
Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
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) teams of 1896–97, 1899–1900 and 1910–11, and played in 69 of the club's 74 matches during their run of four consecutive championships from 1898 to 1902. In total he made 642 competitive appearances for his only professional club (the fourth-highest tally in their long history) and scored 200 goals.
Smith received 20 caps in total for Scotland during his career, as well as representing the Scottish Football League XI 14 times. He returned to his native Darvel at the end of his footballing career, to work in a lace-making business in which he was a partner.
1904–05
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Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1896–97, 1897–98,
1902–03
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1903–04
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Glasgow Cup
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Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
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