Alex Herd
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Herd | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Bowhill, Fife, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 21 August 1982 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hearts of Beath | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1933 | Hamilton Academical | 85 | (41) |
| 1933–1948 | Manchester City | 257 | (107) |
| 1948–1951 | 111 | (35) | |
| Total | 453 | (183) | |
| National team | |||
| 1942 | Scotland (wartime) | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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Alexander Herd (8 November 1911 – 21 August 1982) was a Scottish professional footballer. Born in Bowhill, Fife, he played as a forward for Hamilton Academicals, Manchester City and . Herd also represented Scotland in a wartime international match.
Herd was born in Bowhill, in Fife, Scotland in 1911. His football career began at Hamilton Academicals in the Scottish League. In 1933 he transferred to the English team Manchester City who were then in the first division.
When Herd signed for Manchester City, the team included England Internationals Eric Brook, Sam Cowan, Jackie Bray, Frank Swift and Fred Tilson and former Scotland captain Jimmy McMullan. His debut for City came in a 1–0 defeat to Blackpool. Herd scored his first goal for City in a 2–1 victory against Derby County. The outside right Ernie Toseland scored the other goal for City. In his first season for the Manchester team Herd played in 14 league matches and scored 7 goals. He was also part of the City team which was defeated 3–0 by Everton in the 1933 FA Cup Final. In his second season at the club, the 1933–34 season, Herd was City's top scorer with 17 goals. He was also part of the City team which beat Portsmouth 2–1 in the 1934 FA Cup Final with two goals from Fred Tilson.
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