Alex Venters
Encyclopedia
Alex Venters was a Scottish
footballer
who played for Cowdenbeath
, Rangers
and Scotland
.
Venters, a striker, joined Rangers in 1933 and spent a total of 13 years with the club, winning 3 League titles, 2 Scottish Cups and scoring 102 goals in 201 appearances. Venters was also a prolific scorer during World War II
, however these games were unofficial.
After the war, Venters played for Third Lanark
, Blackburn Rovers
and ended his career with Raith Rovers
.
He won three caps for Scotland, the first of which was in 1933 while with Cowdenbeath. He won a further two official caps while at Rangers, in 1936 and 1939. He also played in four wartime internationals.
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 played for Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath F.C.
Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor...
, Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
and 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...
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Venters, a striker, joined Rangers in 1933 and spent a total of 13 years with the club, winning 3 League titles, 2 Scottish Cups and scoring 102 goals in 201 appearances. Venters was also a prolific scorer during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, however these games were unofficial.
After the war, Venters played for Third Lanark
Third Lanark A.C.
Third Lanark Athletic Club was a football club that originally existed between 1872 and 1967, 95 years in existence, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Third Lanark were known as Thirds, the Warriors, the Redcoats and the Hi Hi's...
, Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
and ended his career with Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers F.C.
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the...
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He won three caps for Scotland, the first of which was in 1933 while with Cowdenbeath. He won a further two official caps while at Rangers, in 1936 and 1939. He also played in four wartime internationals.