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Alec Lorimer

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Alec Lorimer
Personal information
Full name Alexander Lorimer
Date of birth (1896-12-08)December 8, 1896
Place of birth Kilmarnock, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hurlford
1920–1921 Kilmarnock 1 (0)
1921–1922 Philadelphia Field Club 19 (2)
1922–1925 Fall River F.C. 74 (12)
1925 Shawsheen Indians 20 (9)
1925–1928 New Bedford Whalers 116 (20)
1928–1929 J&P Coats 37 (1)
1929–1931 New Bedford Whalers 45 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander "Alec" Lorimer was a Scottish association football half back who played professionally in the American Soccer League.

Lorimer began his career with Hurlford F.C. in the Scotland Western Football League. He then played one game for Kilmarnock F.C. during the 1920-1921 season. In 1921, Lorimer left Scotland to join Philadelphia Field Club of the American Soccer League. Philadelphia won the league title that year. In August 1922, Lorimer moved to the Fall River F.C., playing for them until 1924. In March 1924, he instigated an altercation with Sturdy Maxwell in the Easter final of the 1923–24 National Challenge Cup. This led to six-month suspension in national competitions.[1] In 1925, the 'Marksmen' released Lorimer who moved to the Shawsheen Indians for the start of the 1925-1926 season. After twenty games, the Indians sent him to the New Bedford Whalers. Lorimer's lack of discipline followed him and in January 1927, he was fined $50 and suspended for hitting a spectator during a league game.[2] In 1928, New Bedford sent Lorimer to J&P Coats. He returned to New Bedford in 1929 and finished his career with them.

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  • Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().

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