Alec Law Explained

Alec Law
Fullname:Alexander Law
Birth Date:28 April 1910
Birth Place:Bathgate, Scotland
Position:Centre forward
Youthyears1:
Years1:
Clubs1:Fauldhouse United
Years2:1933–1935
Caps2:9
Goals2:4
Years3:1935–1939
Caps3:66
Goals3:36
Years4:1939
Clubs4:Chester
Caps4:2
Goals4:1

Alexander Law (28 April 1910 – after 1938)[1] was a Scottish professional footballer who scored 41 goals from 77 appearances in the English Football League playing for Sheffield Wednesday, Brighton & Hove Albion and Chester.[2] He was Brighton & Hove Albion's top scorer in the 1935–36 season with 27 goals in all competitions,[3] and played twice for Chester in the 1939–40 Football League season abandoned because of the Second World War. Law was born in Bathgate, West Lothian, and played as a centre forward.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tim . Carder . Roger . Harris . Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C . 1997 . Goldstone Books . Hove . 139 . 0-9521337-1-7 . amp.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData (Tony Brown) . Nottingham . 2004 . 149 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. Carder & Harris, Albion A–Z, p. 338.