Alex Raisbeck

Alex Raisbeck
Personal information
Full name Alexander Galloway Raisbeck
Date of birth 26 December 1878
Place of birth Polmont, Scotland
Date of death 12 March 1949(1949-03-12) (aged 70)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Royal Albert
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1896–1898 Hibernian 25 (3)
1898 Stoke 4 (0)
1898–1909 Liverpool 312 (19)
1909–1914 Partick Thistle 138 (9)
1914–19?? Hamilton Academical
Total 479 (31)
National team
1897–1912 Scottish League XI 3 (0)
1900–1907 Scotland 8 (0)
Teams managed
1914–1917 Hamilton Academical
1921–1929 Bristol City
1930–1936 Halifax Town
1936–1938 Chester
1939 Bath City

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


Alexander Galloway "Alex" Raisbeck (26 December 1878 – 12 March 1949) was a Scottish international footballer who played in the Football League for Liverpool and Stoke.

Career

Born in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Raisbeck played for Hibernian and a short spell with Stoke before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in May 1898. Making his debut in a Football League Division One match against Sheffield Wednesday on 3 September 1898, the centre-half eventually became club captain and led Liverpool to the championship in 1900–1901 and 1905–1906. While at Liverpool, he won 8 caps for Scotland and captained his country on 5 occasions.

After leaving the club in 1909, Raisbeck played for Partick Thistle and Hamilton Academical, where he eventually became manager, and went on to manage Bristol City, Halifax Town, Chester and Bath City, before returning to Liverpool as a scout.

Polmont F.C. take part in the Alex Raisbeck Trophy, a competition so named after him as the most famous football player from the town of Polmont. The inaugural competition took place in 2014-15 and is scheduled to take place every year thereafter.

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Test Match Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1897–98 40004181
Total 40004181
Liverpool 1898–99 32161382
1899–1900 32440384
1900–01 31120331
1901–02 26031291
1902–03 27110281
1903–04 30110311
1905–06 33220352
1905–06 36140401
1906–07 27410284
1907–08 23230262
1908–09 15210162
Total 312192820034021
Career Total 316192824134822

Honours

As a player:

As a manager:

External links

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