Alec Cheyne

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Alec Cheyne
Personal information
Full name Alexander George Cheyne
Date of birth (1907-04-28)28 April 1907
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 5 July 1983(1983-07-05) (aged 76)
Place of death Arbroath, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Shettleston Juniors
1925–1930 Aberdeen 126 (49)
1930–1932 Chelsea 53 (10)
1932–1934 Nîmes ?? (??)
1934–1936 Chelsea 9 (2)
1937–1939 Colchester United 64 (35)
Total 252+ (96+)
International career
1929–1930 Scotland 5 (4)
1929 Scottish League XI[2] 1 (0)
Managerial career
1949–1955 Arbroath
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander George Cheyne (28 April 1907 – 5 July 1983) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward. He is reputed to have been responsible for the Hampden Roar following his goal in the 'Cheyne International' of 1929.[3]

Playing career

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Aberdeen

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Cheyne began as a professional for Aberdeen, signing in 1925 from Shettleston Juniors. During his time at Pittodrie he became an idol of the locals, and his goals helped improve the team from regular mid-table finishes to third place in his final season.[4][1]

Chelsea and Nîmes

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Cheyne joined David Calderhead's Chelsea in 1930 for a club record fee of £6,000 but, despite playing alongside other talented forwards such as Hughie Gallacher and Alex Jackson,[5] he struggled to settle.

He joined French club Nîmes Olympique in 1932. He returned to Chelsea two years later, finally leaving in 1936.[6]

International

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Cheyne won five caps for Scotland national team, scoring four goals, including a hat-trick against Norway and a goal direct from a corner against England—a feat legalised just the season before. This last goal is credited with starting the 'Hampden Roar': with Scotland down to ten players and less than a minute remaining of the game, over 110,000 fans took up a roar of encouragement, continuing past the final whistle and becoming a tradition at Scotland home games. Cheyne is reported to have made scoring from corners something of a speciality, having performed the feat twice more for his club side the following season.[3]

Coaching and managerial career

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Upon retiring Cheyne moved into coaching, initially with Chelmsford City winning trophies in the Southern Football League. He then became manager of Arbroath, though without success.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7][8][9]
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1925–26 Scottish Division One 3 0 0 0 - - 3 0
1926–27 23 7 2 1 - - 25 8
1927–28 31 9 1 0 - - 32 9
1928–29 35 18 4 2 - - 39 20
1929–30 34 15 4 4 - - 38 19
Total 126 49 11 7 - - 137 56
Chelsea 1930–31 First Division 34 9 5 1 - - 39 10
1931–32 19 1 2 0 - - 21 1
Total 53 10 7 1 - - 60 11
Nîmes Olympique 1932–33 Ligue 1 - - - - - - - -
1933–34 - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - -
Chelsea 1934–35 First Division 3 1 0 0 - - 3 1
1935–36 6 1 0 0 - - 6 1
1936–37 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Total 9 2 0 0 - - 9 2
Colchester United 1937–38 Southern Football League 32 19 - - 22 16 54 35
1938–39 29 14 2 0 9 7 40 21
1939–40 3 2 - - - - 3 2
Total 64 35 2 0 31 23 97 58
Career total 252+ 96+ 20+ 8+ 31+ 23+ 303+ 127+

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1929 4 4
1930 1 0
Total 5 4

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cheyne goal[10]

List of international goals scored by Alec Cheyne
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 April 1929 Hampden Park, Glasgow England 1–0 1–0 1928–29 British Home Championship
2 26 May 1929 Brann Stadion, Bergen Norway 3–1 7–3 Friendly
3 6–2
4 7–2

Managerial record

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Team From To Record
P W L D Win %
Arbroath 1949 1955 255 58 120 47 25.78%
Total 255 58 120 47 25.78%

Honours

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Colchester United[12][13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Alec Cheyne, AFC Heritage Trust
  2. ^ (SFL player) A;ec Cheyne, London Hearts Supporters Club
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  5. ^ Hughie Gallacher profile on "Queens Legends" on the official Queen of the South FC website Archived 26 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Chelsea FC Player Profile: Alec Cheyne, Stamford-Bridge.com
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