Alexander "Alec" Lorimer was a Scottish

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half back who played professionally in the American Soccer League. Lorimer began his career with Hurlford F.C. in the Scotland Western Football League. He then played one game for Kilmarnock F.C. during the 1920-1921 season. In 1921, Lorimer left Scotland to join

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of the American Soccer League. Philadelphia won the league title that year. In August 1922, Lorimer moved to the Fall River Marksmen, playing for them until 1924. In March 1924, he instigated an altercation with Sturdy Maxwell in the Easter final of the 1923–24 National Challenge Cup. This led to six-month suspension in national competitions. In 1925, the Marksmen released Lorimer who moved to the

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for the start of the 1925-1926 season. After twenty games, the Indians sent him to the

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. Lorimer's lack of discipline followed him and in January 1927, he was fined $50 and suspended for hitting a spectator during a league game.The Socking Soccerites
/ref> In 1928, New Bedford sent Lorimer to J&P Coats. He returned to New Bedford in 1929 and finished his career with them.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lorimer, Alec 1896 births American Soccer League (1921–1933) players Fall River Marksmen players J&P Coats players New Bedford Whalers players Pawtucket Rangers players Philadelphia Field Club players Scottish footballers Scottish expatriate footballers Shawsheen Indians players Year of death missing Association football forwards Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States