Alex McIntosh (footballer)

Alexander McIntosh (14 April 1916 – December 1965) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Coventry City.

Alex McIntosh

Personal information
Full name	Alexander McIntosh
Date of birth	(1916-04-14)14 April 1916
Place of birth	Dunfermline, Scotland
Date of death	December 1965(1965-12-00) (aged 49)
Place of death	Cannock, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Folkestone Town
1937–1947	Wolverhampton Wanderers	44	(7)
1947–1948	Birmingham City	23	(4)
1948–1949	Coventry City	20	(3)
1949–19??	Kidderminster Harriers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

McIntosh moved into league football with Wolverhampton Wanderers from non-league club Folkestone Town in 1937. He made his league debut on 23 October 1937 in a 2-1 win at Leeds United and became a first choice player the following season, which featured a run through to the FA Cup Final, where they lost to underdogs Portsmouth at Wembley.

After the suspension of league football in September 1939 due to the outbreak of the Second World War, McIntosh still turned out for Wolves in wartime fixtures, and was part of their 1942 War Cup victory.

By the resumption of the Football League, he was no longer part of manager Ted Vizard's plans and played just four more times before joining Midlands neighbours Birmingham City in 1947. After a short stay there, he moved on again, joining Coventry City for an equally brief spell.

McIntosh died in Cannock in December 1965, at the age of 49.

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers

• FA Cup finalist: 1939

Sources

• Alex McIntosh at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database