Alexander McKeachie Notman (born 10 December 1979) is a Scottish former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in

Dalkeith Dalkeith ( ; , ) is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1541. The settlement of Dalkeith grew southwestwards from its 12th-century castle (now Dalkeith Pala ...

, Notman began his career with

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. He only made one substitute appearance for their first team against

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, and spent loan spells at

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and

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history ...

. He signed for

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

in November 2000 for a fee of £250,000. Notman retired from professional football in November 2003 due to injury. He signed for non-league

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in January 2004; he left after one appearance before re-signing for the club in August 2006. He left the club again in March 2007, and signed for

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in October 2007. A week later he signed for

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, before returning to Wroxham in December 2007. He signed for Formartine United in 2010.

International career

Notman was a Scotland under-21 international.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Notman, Alex 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Dalkeith Scottish men's footballers Manchester United F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players King's Lynn F.C. players Wroxham F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Formartine United F.C. players Scottish Premier League players English Football League players Highland Football League players Men's association football forwards Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Midlothian