Alex Rollo

Scottish footballer and manager

Alex Rollo
Personal information
Full name Alexander Rollo[1]
Date of birth (1926-09-18)18 September 1926
Place of birth Dumbarton, Scotland
Date of death 5 October 2004(2004-10-05) (aged 78)
Place of death Workington, England
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
–1948 Ashfield
1948–1951 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1954 Celtic 37 (1)
1954–1956 Kilmarnock 50 (0)
1956–1957 Dumbarton[3] 32 (4)
1957–1960 Workington 127 (3)
1960–1961 Sligo Rovers ? (?)
Total 246 + (8 +)
International career
1951 Scottish League XI[2] 1 (0)
Managerial career
1960–1961 Sligo Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alex Rollo (18 September 1926 – 5 October 2004) was a Scottish football player and manager. Rollo won the Coronation Cup with Celtic, effectively marking Hibs winger Gordon Smith.[4] He also won the Scottish Cup in 1951 and represented the Scottish League.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Alex Rollo". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Alec Rollo - Scotland Football League Record from 26 Sep 1951 to 26 Sep 1951 clubs - Celtic".
  3. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  4. ^ a b Crampsey, Bob (16 October 2004). "Alex Rollo Former defensive player with Celtic in the 1950s". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
Sources
  • Alex Rollo, The Celtic Wiki
  • Alex Rollo at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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