Alex Byrne | |
Fullname: | Alexander Harrison Byrne |
Birth Date: | 6 June 1933 |
Birth Place: | Greenock, Scotland |
Death Place: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Position: | Left winger |
Youthclubs1: | Gourock |
Youthclubs2: | Royal Engineers |
Youthclubs3: | Cheltenham Town |
Youthyears4: | 1954–1956 |
Youthclubs4: | Celtic |
Years1: | 1956–1963 |
Clubs1: | Celtic |
Caps1: | 70 |
Goals1: | 22 |
Years2: | 1963 |
Clubs2: | Greenock Morton |
Caps2: | 8 |
Goals2: | 6 |
Years3: | 1963–1964 |
Clubs3: | Queen of the South |
Caps3: | 9 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 1965 |
Clubs4: | Hellas |
Totalcaps: | 87 |
Totalgoals: | 30 |
Alexander Harrison Byrne (6 June 1933 – 31 October 2020[1]) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left winger.
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]