alex merrie

Centre Forward

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Squad Number:	9
Position:	Centre Forward
Date of Birth:	Saturday, May 20, 1905
Birthplace:	Saltcoats

Nationality:	Scottish
Height:	5' 9 1/2
Weight:	12st 0lbs
Signed:	13/02/1928

Alex carved his name into the history books when he scored six goals in the Dons' 7-0 victory over Hibs at Pittodrie. This scoreline was Aberdeen's new Scottish League goalscoring record and Merrie became the first Aberdeen player to score six goals in a Scottish League Match. Died: Saltcoats, 1985

Aberdeen Debut

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Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance	Age at debut	Type	RedTv	Report
18/02/1928	Aberdeen 5 - 0 Aberdeen University	Aberdeen and District League		3,000		Start

Date	Result	Competition	Attendance	Type
21/02/1931	Aberdeen 4 - 1 East Fife	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
09/02/1931	Motherwell 5 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	3,000	Start
31/01/1931	Beith 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
17/01/1931	Hamilton 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
10/01/1931	Aberdeen 4 - 2 Motherwell	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
27/12/1930	Leith Athletic 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
20/12/1930	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Partick Thistle	Div 1 (Old)	16,000	Start
13/12/1930	Hamilton 3 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
06/12/1930	Clyde 2 - 5 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
29/11/1930	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Morton	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
22/11/1930	Falkirk 5 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	1,500	Start
15/11/1930	Aberdeen 7 - 0 Hibernian	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
08/11/1930	Kilmarnock 3 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
01/11/1930	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Rangers	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
25/10/1930	Morton 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
18/10/1930	Aberdeen 7 - 0 Dundee	Scottish Alliance League	8,500	Start
04/10/1930	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Ayr United	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
27/09/1930	Heart of Midlothian 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	3,000	Start
20/09/1930	Queen's Park Strollers 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
30/08/1930	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Airdrie	Div 1 (Old)	12,500	Start
27/08/1930	St. Johnstone 0 - 5 Aberdeen	Dewar Shield	3,000	Start
23/08/1930	Aberdeen 3 - 0 St. Mirren	Scottish Alliance League	7,000	Start
16/08/1930	Ayr United 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
09/08/1930	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Partick Thistle	Scottish Alliance League	10,000	Start
21/04/1930	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Queen's Park Strollers	Scottish Alliance League	500	Start
19/04/1930	Fraserburgh 4 - 4 Aberdeen	Aberdeenshire Cup	0	Start
12/04/1930	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Hibernian	Scottish Alliance League	4,000	Start
09/04/1930	Keith 0 - 7 Aberdeen	Aberdeenshire Cup	0	Start
05/04/1930	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Rangers	Scottish Second XI Cup	12,000	Start
29/03/1930	Queen's Park Strollers 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
22/03/1930	St Mirren 1 - 4 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
15/03/1930	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Partick Thistle	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
08/03/1930	Aberdeen 4 - 3 Kilmarnock	Div 1 (Old)	11,000	Start
01/03/1930	Aberdeen 11 - 1 Ayr United	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
15/02/1930	Aberdeen 5 - 0 Ayr United	Scottish Alliance League	7,000	Start
08/02/1930	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Falkirk	Scottish Second XI Cup	5,000	Start
01/02/1930	Kilmarnock 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
25/01/1930	Aberdeen 2 - 4 Rangers	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
18/01/1930	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Kilmarnock	Scottish Alliance League	6,000	Start
11/01/1930	Airdrie 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
01/01/1930	Aberdeen 9 - 0 Peterhead	Aberdeenshire Cup	1,500	Start
07/12/1929	Hibernian 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
30/11/1929	Hamillton 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
23/11/1929	Aberdeen 7 - 2 Beith	Scottish Alliance League	2,500	Start
16/11/1929	Aberdeen 3 - 1 St Mirren	Scottish Reserve League	7,000	Start
09/11/1929	Falkirk 2 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
02/11/1929	Aberdeen 10 - 1 Motherwell	Scottish Alliance League	7,000	Start
26/10/1929	St Johnstone 1 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
19/10/1929	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Partick Thistle	Scottish Alliance League	5,000	Start
12/10/1929	Ayr United 2 - 5 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
05/10/1929	Aberdeen 4 - 2 St Johnstone	Scottish Alliance League	7,000	Start
28/09/1929	Partick Thistle 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
21/09/1929	Beith 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
14/09/1929	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Heart of Midlothian	Scottish Alliance League	8,000	Start
07/09/1929	Rangers 0 - 5 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
31/08/1929	Aberdeen 5 - 0 Airdrieonians	Scottish Alliance League	8,000	Start
24/08/1929	Aberdeen 7 - 2 Nithsdale Wanderers	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
21/08/1929	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Aberdeenshire Junior Association Select	Friendly	1,000	Start
10/08/1929	Aberdeen 12 - 0 Falkirk	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
27/04/1929	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Hearts	Scottish Alliance League	2,000	Start
22/04/1929	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Ex-Aberdeen	Testimonial	6,000	Start
20/04/1929	Kilmarnock 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
06/04/1929	Aberdeen 6 - 0 Huntly	Aberdeenshire Cup	0	Start
01/04/1929	Aberdeen 7 - 0 Queens Park Strollers	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
30/03/1929	Peterhead 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Aberdeen and District League	0	Start
27/03/1929	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Aberdeen University	Aberdeen and District League	0	Start
23/03/1929	Hibernian 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
16/03/1929	Kilmarnock 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
09/03/1929	Buckie Thistle 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Aberdeen and District League	0	Start
02/03/1929	Aberdeen 8 - 1 Airdrieonians	Scottish Alliance League	8,000	Start
23/02/1929	Rangers 3 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	7,000	Start
16/02/1929	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Falkirk	Scottish Alliance League	4,000	Start
09/02/1929	Aberdeen 6 - 1 Falkirk	Scottish Second XI Cup	10,000	Start
02/02/1929	Elgin City 5 - 2 Aberdeen	Aberdeen and District League	0	Start
30/01/1929	Aberdeen 6 - 2 Aberdeen University	Aberdeen and District League	0	Start
26/01/1929	Fraserburgh 1 - 4 Aberdeen	Aberdeenshire Cup	0	Start
19/01/1929	Partick Thistle 2 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
12/01/1929	St Mirren 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
05/01/1929	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Hibernian	Div 1 (Old)	14,500	Start
02/01/1929	Aberdeen 5 - 0 Brechin City	Scottish Alliance League	2,000	Start
03/11/1928	Ayr United 3 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
27/10/1928	Aberdeen 1 - 3 Heart of Midlothian	Div 1 (Old)	16,000	Start
20/10/1928	Third Lanark 1 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
13/10/1928	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Airdrie	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
29/09/1928	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Raith Rovers	Div 1 (Old)	12,500	Start
24/09/1928	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Kilmarnock	Div 1 (Old)	13,000	Start
22/09/1928	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Clyde	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
15/09/1928	Kilmarnock 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
08/09/1928	Aberdeen 2 - 0 St. Johnstone	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
05/09/1928	Montrose 2 - 4 Aberdeen	Benefit Match	0	Start
01/09/1928	St. Mirren 5 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
25/08/1928	Hibernian 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
22/08/1928	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Dundee United	Dewar Shield	8,000	Start
18/08/1928	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Queens Park	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
15/08/1928	Aberdeen 3 - 2 St. Johnstone	Dewar Shield	5,000	Start
11/08/1928	Aberdeen 4 - 2 Cowdenbeath	Div 1 (Old)	16,000	Start
25/04/1928	Aberdeen 5 - 1 Buckie Thistle	Aberdeen and District League	1,000	Start
21/04/1928	Aberdeen 7 - 1 Fraserburgh	Aberdeenshire Cup	0	Start
07/04/1928	Airdrie 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	3,500	Start
04/04/1928	Fraserburgh 6 - 3 Aberdeen	Aberdeen and District League	0	Start
31/03/1928	Aberdeen 3 - 2 St. Mirren	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
28/03/1928	Peterhead 1 - 3 Aberdeen	Aberdeen and District League	0	Start
24/03/1928	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Heart of Midlothian	Div 1 (Old)	9,500	Start
21/03/1928	Elgin City 0 - 3 Aberdeen	Aberdeen and District League	0	Start
17/03/1928	Bo'ness 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	3,000	Start
10/03/1928	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Partick Thistle	Div 1 (Old)	9,000	Start
03/03/1928	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Raith Rovers	Div 1 (Old)	11,000	Start
25/02/1928	Celtic 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
18/02/1928	Aberdeen 5 - 0 Aberdeen University	Aberdeen and District League	3,000	Start

Appearances

Season	League			League Cup			Scottish Cup			Europe			Total			Other
	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals
1930-31	10	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	13	1	0	1
1929-30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1928-29	14	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	11	4	0	7
1927-28	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	0	0	0
Totals:	32	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0	26	5	0	8
Total Appearances/Goals:														32	26

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14 Sep 2024 / 15:00 / Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

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