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11/23/2016 Alex Rainnie From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia Alex Rainnie - Wikipedia Alexander " Alex " Rainnie ( 1892-1965 ) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Newcastle United , Darlington and Ashington . He also played non - league football for Hebburn Argyle and South Shields [ 2 ] Football career Rainnie played football as a wing half for North Eastern League clubs Hebburn Argyle before the First World War [ 3 ] and for South Shields after it . [ 4 ] Described as a " resourceful right half " , he signed for Football League club Newcastle United ahead of the 1919-20 season , [ 5 ] but played mainly for their reserve team in the North Eastern League . He appeared only once for the first team , in a 4-0 defeat at Everton on 24 January 1920 in the First Division , and moved back to the North Eastern League with Darlington for 1920-21 . [ 4 ] Full name Date of birth Place of birth Date of death Place of death Playing position Years 1919-1920 1920-1922 1923-1924 - He helped Darlington win the North Eastern League title , which contributed to their election to the newly formed Northern Section of the Football League Third Division . He made eight appearances in the League , without scoring , and played for them until at least 1922. [ 6 ] He made one appearance for Ashington in the 1923-24 Football League season . Personal life Alex Rainnie Personal information [ 2 ] Alexander Rainnie [ ¹ ] 1892 Seafield , Banffshire , Scotland 1965 ( aged 73 ) County Durham , England Wing half Senior career * Team Hebburn Argyle South Shields Newcastle United Darlington Ashington Apps ( Gls ) 1 8 1 * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only . ( ) ( ) ( ) Rainnie was born in Seafield , Banffshire , in Scotland , the son of William Rainnie , a shipwright , and his wife Isabella . [ 7 ] He was raised in England , in Hebburn , County Durham , where he attended Hebburn Quay School . [ 8 ] He was apprenticed as a shipwright , [ 7 ] and served in that trade in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the First World War , [ ⁹ ] in 1915 he was serving on HMS Conqueror . [ 8 ] Rainnie married Isabella Prentice in South Shields in 1924. [ 10 ] He died in 1965 at the age of 73 in County Durham ; his death was registered in the Durham North - Eastern district , [ ¹ ] which covered Boldon , Heworth , Hebburn and Jarrow . [ 11 ] References 1. " England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription " . Alexander Rainnie . Birth year : 1892. Age : 73. Death quarter : 2 . Death year : 1965. District : Durham North Eastern . County : Durham . Volume : 1A . Page : 461. Retrieved 23 October 2014 via Findmypast . ( subscription required ( help ) ) . 2. Joyce , Michael ( 2004 ) . Football League Players ' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham : SoccerData . p . 215. ISBN 978 1-899468-67-6 . 3. " Tynemouth Infirmary Senior Cup . Final " . Newcastle Daily Journal . 28 April 1914. p . 9- via British Newspaper Archive . ( subscription required ( help ) ) . 4. " Player details : Alex Rainnie " . Toon1892 . Kenneth H Scott . Retrieved 23 October 2014 . 5. " Local football . North Eastern League " . Morpeth Herald . 5 September 1919. p . 3 - via British Newspaper Archive . ( subscription required ( help ) ) . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex Rainnie 1/2 |
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