Alex Latta
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Alex Latta was a Scottish
footballer
who made ten appearances, mostly at outside right, in Everton's
Football League
title winning side of 1890/91
.
Latta began his career with Dumbarton F.C.
as a 14-year old but moved to Everton F.C.
in 1889. He was a tall and stocky outside right who displayed great pace and dribbling skills. Latta played twice for Scotland
during his career. His debut came in the 5–1 defeat of Wales
on 10 March 1888. Latta scored two goals.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who made ten appearances, mostly at outside right, in Everton's
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
title winning side of 1890/91
Everton F.C. season 1890-91
-Regular Football League First team:-Other members of the title winning squad:Having finished the previous season as runners up Everton made just one signing of note during the summer when William Campbell was brought from Bootle to fill the centre half role, which had remained unsettled since...
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Latta began his career with Dumbarton F.C.
Dumbarton F.C.
Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer...
as a 14-year old but moved to Everton F.C.
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
in 1889. He was a tall and stocky outside right who displayed great pace and dribbling skills. Latta played twice for Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
during his career. His debut came in the 5–1 defeat of Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
on 10 March 1888. Latta scored two goals.