Alec McCartney

Alec McCartney
Personal information
Full name Alexander Douglas McCartney
Date of birth (1879-11-14)14 November 1879
Place of birth Belfast, Ireland
Date of death 21 July 1968(1968-07-21) (aged 88)
Place of death Belfast, Northern Ireland
Playing position Full back
Youth career
Rosetta National School
Ferndale
Hatfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1900–1902 Distillery ? (?)
1902–1903 Ulster ? (?)
1903–1904 Linfield ? (?)
1904–1905 Everton 0 (0)
1905–1906 West Ham United 6 (0)
1906–1908 Belfast Celtic ? (?)
1908–1909 Glentoran 23 (0)
1909–1910 Linfield ? (?)
Total 29 (0)
National team
1903–1909 Ireland 15 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Alexander Douglas McCartney (14 November 1879 – 21 July 1968) was an Irish international footballer, active in both Ireland and England, who played as a full back.

Career

Born in the Ballynafeigh district of Belfast, McCartney played youth football with Rosetta National School, Ferndale and Hatfield, before beginning his senior career in 1900 with Distillery. McCartney later played for Ulster, Linfield, Everton, West Ham United, Belfast Celtic and Glentoran.

McCartney earned fifteen caps for Ireland between 1903 and 1909.

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