| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander MacFarlane | ||
| Date of birth | 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 22 December 1945 (aged 66–67) | ||
| Place of death | Preston, England | ||
| Position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Baillieston | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1895–1896 | Airdrieonians | 0 | (0) |
| 1896–1897 | Woolwich Arsenal | 5 | (0) |
| 1897–1898 | Airdrieonians | 22 | (17) |
| 1898–1901 | Newcastle United | 84 | (17) |
| 1901–1913 | Dundee | 293 | (68) |
| 1913–1914 | Chelsea | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 408 | (102) | |
| International career | |||
| 1904–1911 | Scotland | 5 | (1) |
| 1904–1911 | Scottish Football League XI | 3 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1919–1925 | Dundee | ||
| 1925–1928 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 1928 | Dundee | ||
| 1928–1932 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 1933–1935 | Blackpool | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander MacFarlane (1878 – 22 December 1945) was a Scottish professionalfootball player and manager. As a player, he won theScottish Cup withDundee in 1910. As a manager, he won theThird Division South withCharlton Athletic in 1929.
MacFarlane first played in Scotland forAirdrieonians before moving south to joinWoolwich Arsenal in 1896. He only made seven appearances for Arsenal, his debut coming againstGrimsby Town on 28 November 1896, and returned to Airdrie the following year.[1] His second move south of the border was more successful, joiningNewcastle and becoming their first-choice inside-left. In three seasons in the north-east, MacFarlane made eighty-fourFirst Division appearances, scoring seventeen goals in three consecutive top six finishes, as well as twoFA Cup appearances.
He returned to Scotland to play forDundee in 1901.[1] During his twelve years there, he won aScottish Cup in1909–10 and made five appearances forScotland between 1904 and 1911,[2] scoring once in a 5–0 victory overIreland on 15 March 1909 in theBritish Home Championship. He moved toChelsea in 1913, but only played sporadically and retired from playing in 1914.
MacFarlane returned to Dundee in 1919 and spent six years in charge of the club, during which time they reached another Scottish Cup final in1924–25. That summer,Charlton Athletic tempted him to move south. In January 1928 he returned to Dundee, but only lasted seven months before returning to Charlton. In his first full season back at the club, he led Charlton to the1928–29Third Division South title.
He left Charlton in 1932 and a year later joinedBlackpool on a two-year contract. At Blackpool, he dismantledthe Seasiders' squad, allowing nine players to leaveBloomfield Road as he brought in fresh faces. One player he signed,Peter Doherty, cost £1,000 but was sold on toManchester City in 1936 for ten times that amount. At the end of the1934–35 season, Blackpool sat in fourth position in theDivision Two table, just missing out on a return to the top flight.
Blackpool was MacFarlane's last appointment, and he drifted out of football at the age of 57. He died inPreston, Lancashire, in December 1945.
Dundee[3]
Charlton Athletic[4]