Alexander Gair Stott (19 April 1925 – 19 December 1998) was a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

centre forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

for clubs including

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

and

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...

. With Dundee, he finished as the top goalscorer in Scottish Football League Division One in the 1948–49 season, but achieved notoriety in the last match of that season when he had penalty kick saved in a match against

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which Dundee went on to lose, having been in the position where they would win the title with a victory.Played for Dundee and Hamilton Academical – Alex Stott
Dundee FC, 11 August 2017 At Partick, he was the focal point of an attack-focused team which impressed spectators but did not win any trophies.Alex Stott
The Herald, 26 December 1998

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1925 births 1998 deaths Scottish men's footballers People from Monifieth Footballers from Angus, Scotland Dundee F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish league football top scorers Men's association football forwards {{Scotland-footy-forward-1920s-stub