Alec Boden (13 August 1925 – 24 January 2011) was a Scottish footballer who played at centre-half, most notably for Celtic. He starred for Duntocher St. Mary's, a boys' guild team, before signing for Celtic in 1943. Called up for military service in November that year, he became a PT instructor in the British Army, where he was promoted to the rank of sergeant.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 August 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Hardgate, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 24 January 2011 (aged 85) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Duntocher St. Mary's B.G. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943–1956 | Celtic | 122 | (2) |
| 1946–1947 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1956–1958 | Ayr United | 25 | (3) |
| Total | 157 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 1952 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Boden spent a short time on loan to Cowdenbeath before returning to Celtic Park. His league debut however, was at right-back, in the second game of the 1947–48 season, a 4–0 home victory against Queen's Park. His only other league appearance that season was at right-half, in a 3–2 home win against Morton that October. He also made two appearances at full-back in the League Cup.
Boden suffered a broken knee-cap and had two pieces of cartilage removed during his playing career. He played in the club's 1951 Scottish Cup Final victory over Motherwell, but missed the 1956 final due to injury. Boden represented the Scottish League in September 1952.[1] He joined Ayr United later in 1956, and received an English FA coaching certificate by passing the Lilleshall coaching course. Along with John Higgins, he coached the Celtic Reserves in the 1960s.
Boden died on 24 January 2011, aged 85.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Alec Boden - Scotland Football League Record from 24 Sep 1952 to 24 Sep 1952 clubs - Celtic".
- ^ "Sad passing of Celtic great, Alec Boden". Celtic F.C. official website. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- Paul Lunney Celtic: A complete record 1888-1992 (ISBN 1-873626-27-4)
External links
edit- Alec Boden at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database