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Alec Troup

... Alec Troup crosses that the great centre forward smashed home that season and throughout the latter part of that decade, with his ability to almost make the ball 'hang' in the air a key feature of their relationship on the pitch. It was from a Troup corner ...

Published: Monday 22 November 1999
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 109 | Page: 85 | Tags: none

ALEC TROUP DEAD

... ALEC TROUP DEAD i reset to announce the death of Alec Troup the former gverton and Scottish I International outside left. who died yesterday. Trou Only • inq ro lnlin but big in football p ability It was up who provided the centre e hich enabled Dials ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1952
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 228 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LAST TRIBUTES TO ALEC TROUP

... LAST TRIBUTES TO ALEC TROUP The funeral of Alec Troup, former Forfar Athletic, Dundee, Everton and Scottish international footballer, took place to Forfar Cemetery yesterday afternoon. In addition to a representative gathering of townsmen there was also ...

Published: Saturday 05 January 1952
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 157 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DEATH OF ALEC TROUP The death occurred at hi s home in Forfar yesterday of Alec Troup, former international ..

... DEATH OF ALEC TROUP The death occurred at hi s home in Forfar yesterday of Alec Troup, former international footballer, who played for Forfar Athletic, Dundee and Ever ton. He had not been in good health for some time and difd his sleep. He was 56. Alec ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1952
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 356 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

48 SPORT Daily Post Thursday March 25 1 999 TG Jones Jack Sharp Alec Troup Alex Stevenson Alex Young Brian

... 48 SPORT Daily Post Thursday March 25 1 999 TG Jones Jack Sharp Alec Troup Alex Stevenson Alex Young Brian Labone Charlie Gee Harold Hardman Bob Latchford George Mahon Joe Mercer Kevin Ratcliffe Roger Kenyon Adrian Heath Alt Milward Alan Ball Andy Gray ...

Published: Thursday 25 March 1999
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 152 | Page: 52 | Tags: none

Alec Troun Dead

... Alec Troun Dead Alec Troup, the former Scottish Internationa! left winger who played for Porf«r Athletic. Dundee and Med in his sleep at his home In P'orfar yesterday. was flftv-«lg. Troup was capped for Scotland aaralnst England in 1920 and again In ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1952
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 67 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

is the boys

... Alec Jolly prepare them for your table. EVEMSG EXPRESS FRIDAY , T(fP—Fnrtnrr foreman Alec Adam, Wilma Gilbert Middleton, Alec Troup and Eltie Fiddei making toutaget at Berryden, They tarn them out by the ton. ...

Published: Friday 26 May 1961
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 67 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

e.. 7: L

... L Alec Troup Without Troup, Dixie Dean's legen. dary goalscoring exploits may not have smashed the British record. The diminutive Scottish winger was the source of many of the crosses that the great centre forward smashed home that season and throughout ...

Published: Monday 22 November 1999
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 115 | Page: 84 | Tags: none

GONG BACK A BIT — BUT

... did mention the contribution the town of Forfar made to football in his day. That day was 50 years ago. He spoke highly of Alec Troup, who, incidentally, got Jock his Everton job and a £650 share of the transfer. “I felt like a millionaire then,” said Jock ...

Published: Thursday 11 July 1974
Newspaper: Forfar Dispatch
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 376 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

I was lucky

... ee ng as I did iat 1 was lucky of Of course a great depended on the who were making centre. I was lucl Everton with peopl Alec Troup, Jimmy Albert eldard, Britton and Jackie ter. They used to h ball over hard and and it was ea for! make those flick he get ...

Published: Saturday 31 July 1971
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 107 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

Do You Know Forfar?

... questions: Native-born Forfarians have represented their country in international sport as follows :—ln football—Davy McLean, Alec Troup, Frank Hill, R. Pole (schoolboy internationalist). In golf-—Sandy Saddler, Bill Callander. In cricket—]. D. Henderson, George ...

Published: Thursday 18 February 1965
Newspaper: Forfar Dispatch
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 118 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

* * *

... keeping up the reputation of auld Forfar as a nursery for international footballers. His fore-runners, Dave MclLean and Alec Troup, are both still going strong and are the stars in the Forfar and Dundee teams respectively. ...

Published: Thursday 23 October 1980
Newspaper: Forfar Dispatch
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 142 | Page: 2 | Tags: none