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Alex
Forsyth

1978 — exact date TBC

55

Appearances

6

Goals

0.11

Goals/game

42

Competitive apps

Debut & last match

Competitive debut

Rangers v St Mirren 0-1 12 August 1978

First team debut (all)

Rangers v Hearts 5 August 1978

Last competitive

Airdrie v Rangers 9 August 1980

Last match (all)

Rangers v Celtic 13 May 1982

Season by season

Goals & appearances per season

Player details

Date of birth05 February 1952 Swinton, Scotland

Signed03/8/1978

Signed from1978 from Manchester United

Leftexact date TBC

Left to join1982 to Motherwell

Autograph

Career statistics

Competition	Starts	Sub	Goals
League	25	0	5
League Cup	9	0	0
Scottish Cup	0	1	0
Europe	6	1	0
Other	12	1	1
Competitive total	40	2	5

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Data & analytics

Career breakdown

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Overall strike rate

6 goals in 55 games

League strike rate

5 goals in 25 games

European strike rate

0 goals in 7 games

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Goal distribution

Chart.js · Appearances by competition

Appearances split

Goal milestones

First & last goals

First goal

Rangers v Southampton 1978-08-06

Last goal

St Mirren v Rangers 1979-11-10

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