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Alex
Forsyth
1978 — exact date TBC
Date of birth
05 February 1952 Swinton, Scotland
Signed from
1978 from Manchester United
Competitive debut
Rangers v St Mirren 0-1 12 August 1978
Left to join
1982 to Motherwell
55
Appearances
6
Goals
0.11
Goals/game
42
Competitive apps
Alex Forsyth
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
Full nameAlex Forsyth
Date of birth05 February 1952 Swinton, Scotland
PositionFull Back
Signed03/8/1978
Signed from1978 from Manchester United
Leftexact date TBC
Left to join1982 to Motherwell
Competitive debutRangers v St Mirren 0-1 12 August 1978
Debut (all matches)Rangers v Hearts 5 August 1978
Last competitiveAirdrie v Rangers 9 August 1980
Last match (all)Rangers v Celtic 13 May 1982
First goalRangers v Southampton 1978-08-06
Last goalSt Mirren v Rangers 1979-11-10
Autograph
Alex Forsyth autograph
Career statistics
CompetitionStartsSubGoals
League2505
League Cup900
Scottish Cup010
Europe610
Other1211
Competitive total4025
Overall (incl. other)55 apps6
Goal milestones
First goal
Rangers v Southampton 1978-08-06
Last goal
St Mirren v Rangers 1979-11-10
Personal & career info
Full nameAlex Forsyth
Date of birth05 February 1952 Swinton, Scotland
PositionFull Back
Date signed03/8/1978
Signed from1978 from Manchester United
Date leftexact date TBC
Left to join1982 to Motherwell
Competitive debutRangers v St Mirren 0-1 12 August 1978
Debut — all matchesRangers v Hearts 5 August 1978
Last competitiveAirdrie v Rangers 9 August 1980
Last match — allRangers v Celtic 13 May 1982
First goalRangers v Southampton 1978-08-06
Last goalSt Mirren v Rangers 1979-11-10
Appearance & goal totals
League starts25
League subs0
League goals5
League Cup starts9
League Cup subs0
League Cup goals0
Scottish Cup starts0
Scottish Cup subs1
Scottish Cup goals0
Europe starts6
Europe subs1
Europe goals0
Other starts12
Other subs1
Other goals1
Total competitive apps42
Total competitive goals5
Overall apps55
Overall goals6
Archive images
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Image 3
Image 4
Archive footage
▶ Video 1
▶ Video 2
▶ Video 3
Data & analytics
Career breakdown
Interactive stats — click to explore
Overall strike rate
11%
6 goals in 55 games
League strike rate
20%
5 goals in 25 games
European strike rate
0%
0 goals in 7 games
D3 donut · Goals by competition
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
Total competitive goals
5
Overall goals
6
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