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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Brady | ||
| Date of birth | (1870-02-09)9 February 1870 | ||
| Place of birth | Cathcart,Renfrewshire, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 19 October 1913(1913-10-19) (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Renton,Dunbartonshire, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Renton Thistle | |||
| 1886–1888 | Newcastle West End | ||
| 1888 | Sunderland | ||
| 1888 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 1888–1889 | Burnley[a] | ||
| 1889 | Sunderland | ||
| 1889 | Sunderland Albion | ||
| 1889–1891 | Everton | 34 | (17) |
| 1891–1892 | Celtic | 20 | (4) |
| 1892–1899 | The Wednesday | 158 | (34) |
| 1899–1901 | Clydebank | ||
| 1901–1902 | Renton | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Brady (9 February 1870 – 19 October 1913) was a Scottish professionalfootballer who played as an inside forward. Upon his death, theSheffield Evening Telegraph described him as being "in his day one of the best forwards in the country".
Brady started his career with his localjunior side Renton Thistle before moving toNewcastle West End. Prior to the 1888–89 season he moved toSunderland,[1] then on toGainsborough Trinity F.C. for a matter of weeks[2] before joiningBurnley during the inaugural season of theEnglish Football League in1888–89. He returned to Sunderland when the league fixtures ended in March 1889, then turned out for neighboursSunderland Albion from the end of April.[3][a]
In August 1889 Brady had been convinced to joinEverton by their captainAndrew Hannah, also from Alec's hometown ofRenton. However a dispute with his player registration meant he was given a two-month suspension. After scoring twice on his debut againstStoke and a hat-trick in the 11–2 againstDerby in theFA Cup (Everton's record victory), they narrowly missed out on winning the league title to Preston North End. In his second season with Everton, they were crownedEnglish League Champions.[6]
In the summer of 1891 he was lured back to Scotland along with Everton teammateDan Doyle to play forCeltic in the second season of theScottish Football League.[7] Despite narrowly missing out on the league title toDumbarton, they went on to win theScottish Cup, the club's first ever major trophy.[8]
Brady spent just one season at Celtic before returning to England with The Wednesday, where he remained for seven seasons.[9] He was a part of theWednesday side that won the FA Cup in1896, making Brady one of the first players to win both the Scottish and English trophies at a time when they were considered the pinnacle of football competitions.[6]
He returned to Scotland to play withClydebank in 1899 before returning to his hometown team,Renton where he ended his playing career.
After retiring from football he stayed in Renton, where he lived with his family until his death in 1913, aged 43. He was buried inMillburn Church, Renton which was marked with a memorial headstone in April 2016 by The Celtic Graves Society and Everton Heritage Society.[6][8]
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