Alexander Doolan (7 August 1889 – 19 April 1937)
was a Scottish professional
footballer
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who played as a
left back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Career
Born in
Annbank
Annbank is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is around five miles east of Ayr. Originally a mining settlement, it once had a rail link to Ayr via the Auchincruive Waggonway.
The village has a village hall, bakery, shop, bowling green, ...
, Doolan played for
Kilmarnock,
Bradford City
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
...
and
Preston North End
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.
For Bradford City he made 22 appearances in
the Football League
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; he also made four appearances in the FA Cup.
[Frost, p. 381]
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References
1889 births
1937 deaths
Scottish men's footballers
Kilmarnock F.C. players
Bradford City A.F.C. players
Preston North End F.C. players
English Football League players
Scottish Football League players
Men's association football fullbacks
Footballers from South Ayrshire
People from Annbank
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