Alex_Byrne_(footballer,_born_1933)

Alex Byrne (footballer, born 1933)

Alex Byrne (footballer, born 1933)

Scottish footballer (1933–2020)

Alexander Harrison Byrne (6 June 1933 – 31 October 2020[1]) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left winger.

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Career

Born in Greenock, Byrne played youth football in Scotland and England for Gourock, Royal Engineers and Cheltenham Town.[2] He later played in the Scottish Football League for Celtic, Greenock Morton and Queen of the South, before playing in Australia for Hellas.[3]

His death at the age of 87 was announced by former club Celtic on 9 November 2020.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Cemetery Record". aca.sa.gov.au. Adelaide Cemeteries Authority. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Bush-Byrnes". Australian Player Database.
  3. [3]
    "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  4. [4]
    Staff, Newsroom. "Celtic Football Club condolences". www.celticfc.net.


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