Alf Boyd
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 October 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 3 July 1998[1] | (aged 77)||
Place of death | South Africa | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Dundee North End | |||
1946–1947 | St Johnstone | 6 | (2) |
1947–1953 | Dundee | 170 | (18) |
Marist Bros. | |||
Total | 176 | (20) | |
National team | |||
1949 | Scottish League XI[2] | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
Marist Bros. | |||
Durban City | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Alf Boyd (22 October 1920 – 3 July 1998) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half.
Career[]
Born in Dundee, Boyd played in Scotland for Dundee North End, St Johnstone and Dundee; he was later player-coach of Marist Bros. in South Africa.[3] He went on to manage Durban City.[1]
Boyd played 235 games and scored 27 times for Dundee. He only missed six games in that period. He captained Dundee to consecutive League Cup wins.[4]
Boyd was later on the backroom staff when Dundee won the League in 1962.[4]
International Career[]
Boyd played for the Scotland Schoolboys team against England in 1935.[4]
His solitary senior international honour was being selected for the Scottish League against the Football League in 1949.[4]
Honours[]
- Scottish A Division:
- Scottish B Division
- Scottish Cup:
- Scottish League Cup:
- Forfarshire Cup
- Runners-up: 1950–51[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "Alf Boyd". HeraldScotland. 11 July 1998. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Alf Boyd". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Played for Dundee and St Johnstone – Alfie Boyd". Dundee FC. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Dundee 2 Dundee Utd 3 Forfarshire Cup (Final)". Arab Archive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 1998 deaths
- Footballers from Dundee
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Scottish expatriate football managers
- Scottish football managers
- Dundee North End F.C. players
- St Johnstone F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Association football wing halves
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
- Expatriate soccer managers in South Africa
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Durban City F.C. managers
- Scottish football midfielder, 1920s birth stubs