| Sandy McLaren | |
| Fullname: | Alexander McLaren |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Tibbermore, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Perth, Scotland |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in[1] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | 1927–1933 |
| Clubs1: | St Johnstone |
| Caps1: | 198 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1933–1940 |
| Clubs2: | Leicester City |
| Caps2: | 239 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 437 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1929–1932 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Alexander McLaren (25 December 1910 – 5 February 1960) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Tibbermore, Perthshire, McLaren played club football for St Johnstone in the Scottish Football League and Leicester City in The Football League.[2]
He earned five caps for Scotland in 1929 and 1932, and remains St Johnstone's most capped player for Scotland, as well as the joint-first to debut (Willie Imrie played in the same match – they were the only serving players from the club to be selected until Murray Davidson in 2012).[3] [4] McLaren was one of only four 18-year-olds to play for Scotland during the 20th century, the others being Denis Law, Paul McStay and Willie Henderson.[5] He remains the youngest goalkeeper to play for Scotland, as he made his debut aged 18 years and 152 days.[6] [7]