Alex Rollo

Alex Rollo

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Rollo[1]
Date of birth	(1926-09-18)18 September 1926
Place of birth	Dumbarton, Scotland
Date of death	5 October 2004(2004-10-05) (aged 78)
Place of death	Workington, England
Position	Left back
Youth career
–1948	Ashfield
1948–1951	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951–1954	Celtic	37	(1)
1954–1956	Kilmarnock	50	(0)
1956–1957	Dumbarton[3]	32	(4)
1957–1960	Workington	127	(3)
1960–1961	Sligo Rovers	?	(?)
Total		246 +	(8 +)
International career
1951	Scottish League XI[2]	1	(0)
Managerial career
1960–1961	Sligo Rovers
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alex Rollo (18 September 1926 – 5 October 2004) was a Scottish football player and manager. Rollo won the Coronation Cup with Celtic, effectively marking Hibs winger Gordon Smith.^[4] He also won the Scottish Cup in 1951 and represented the Scottish League.^[4]

References

1. "Alex Rollo". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
2. "Alec Rollo - Scotland Football League Record from 26 Sep 1951 to 26 Sep 1951 clubs - Celtic".
3. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
4. Crampsey, Bob (16 October 2004). "Alex Rollo Former defensive player with Celtic in the 1950s". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 17 December 2011.

Sources

• Alex Rollo, The Celtic Wiki
• Alex Rollo at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database