Alex Forbes

Born on : January 21, 1925 at Dundee

Date of death : July 28, 2014

Nationality : Scotland

Number of international caps : 14

First cap : vs England 12/04/1947

Main position
Central defender
Centre Midfield

Forbes's career statisticsLast updated on 21/09/2026 at 11:28

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

V D L

Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

1957/1958

1956/1957

1955/1956

1954/1955

1953/1954

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Arsenal	Charity Shield	1					1		90	0	100%		100%			100%	0%	0%

1952/1953

Arsenal

1951/1952

Arsenal

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Scotland	British Home Championship	1					1		90	0	100%		33%			0%	0%	100%
Scotland	Friendlies	2					4		180	0	100%		67%			50%	0%	50%

1950/1951

Arsenal

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Scotland	British Home Championship	2					2		180	0	100%		67%			100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Friendlies	1					1		90	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

1949/1950

Arsenal

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Scotland	British Home Championship	1	1		90	100%	33%	0%	0%	100%
Scotland	Friendlies	2	2	1	180	100%	67%	50%	50%	0%
Arsenal	FA Cup	1		1	90	100%		100%	0%	0%

1948/1949

Arsenal

1947/1948

Sheffield U

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Scotland	British Home Championship	2					4		180	0	100%		67%			0%	0%	100%

1946/1947

Sheffield U

360

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Sheffield U	Division 1	1	1	90	3		90	100%		0%	0%	100%
Scotland	British Home Championship	1			1		90	100%	33%	0%	100%	0%
Scotland	Friendlies	2			2	1	180	100%	100%	50%	0%	50%

1945/1946

Sheffield U

1944/1945

Sheffield U

Total

1530

The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.

Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

FA Cup	1	1950
Community Shield	1	1953
British Home Championship	1	1951

Runner-ups

British Home Championship

1950

Transfers

01/07/58 > 28/07/14		Retired
01/07/57 > 01/07/58		Fulham
01/07/56 > 01/07/57		Leyton Orient
01/07/48 > 01/07/56		Arsenal
01/07/44 > 01/07/48		Sheffield U

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 21/09/2026 at 11:28

Club	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Minutes played	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Arsenal	2			180	100%2	100%2	0%0
Scotland	14			1260	100%14	36%5	50%7
Sheffield U	1	1	90	90	100%1	0%0	100%1

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
France	1	1	0
Liverpool	1	1	0
Luxembourg	1	1	0
Wales	3	1	0
England	2	0	0
N. Ireland	2	1	0
Belgium	1	0	0
Sweden	1	0	0
Austria	1	0	0
Portugal	1	0	0
Blackpool	1	1	0
Denmark	1	1	0
Wolves	1	0	1

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Wales	3	2	4
Belgium	1	1	2
England	2	1	2
N. Ireland	2	1	3
Sweden	1	1	3
Austria	1	1	1
Wolves	1	1	3

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1957/1958	Fulham	0%	0%	0	49%	22%	49	-
1956/1957	Leyton Orient	0%	0%	0	35%	42%	43	-
1955/1956	Arsenal	0%	0%	0	45%	32%	47	-
1954/1955	Arsenal	0%	0%	0	41%	39%	44	-
1953/1954	Arsenal	100%	0%	1	36%	34%	44	-
1952/1953	Arsenal	0%	0%	0	52%	22%	46	-
1951/1952	Arsenal	0%	0%	0	53%	22%	49	-
1950/1951	Arsenal	0%	0%	0	46%	33%	46	-
1949/1950	Arsenal	100%	0%	1	50%	25%	48	-
1948/1949	Arsenal	0%	0%	0	44%	27%	45	-
1947/1948	Sheffield U	0%	0%	0	37%	40%	43	-
1946/1947	Sheffield U	0%	100%	1	52%	30%	46	-
1945/1946	Sheffield U	0%	0%	0	50%	25%	4	-
1944/1945	Sheffield U	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Sheffield United
16/11/1946	D1	Wolverhampton - Sheffield U	3 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first loss, first goal
Arsenal
29/04/1950	FAC	Arsenal - Liverpool	2 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first victory

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 21/09/2026 at 11:28

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Match starts	Yellow cards	D Draws	L Losses
Premier League	Premier League	1	1	90	90	100%1			100%1
FA Cup	FA Cup	1			90	100%1	100%1
Community Shield	Community Shield	1			90	100%1	100%1
Friendlies	Friendlies	7			630	100%7	43%3	14%1	43%3
BHC	British Home Championship	7			630	100%7	29%2	14%1	57%4

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1957/1958	Fulham	2	5	52	42	20	12	10	97	59
1956/1957	Leyton Orient	2	15	40	42	15	10	17	66	84
1955/1956	Arsenal	1	5	46	42	18	10	14	60	61
1954/1955	Arsenal	1	9	43	42	17	9	16	69	63
1953/1954	Arsenal	1	12	43	42	15	13	14	75	73
1952/1953	Arsenal	1	1	54	42	21	12	9	97	64
1951/1952	Arsenal	1	3	53	42	21	11	10	80	61
1950/1951	Arsenal	1	5	47	42	19	9	14	73	56
1949/1950	Arsenal	1	6	49	42	19	11	12	79	55
1948/1949	Arsenal	1	5	49	42	18	13	11	74	44
1947/1948	Sheffield U	1	12	42	42	16	10	16	65	70
1946/1947	Sheffield U	1	6	49	42	21	7	14	89	75

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
June 15, 1958	15/06	WC	Group B	France	2 - 1	Scotland	Absent
June 11, 1958	11/06	WC	Group B	Paraguay	3 - 2	Scotland	Absent
June 08, 1958	08/06	WC	Group B	Scotland	1 - 1	Yugoslavia	Absent
June 01, 1958	01/06	F	Europe	Poland	1 - 2	Scotland	Absent
May 07, 1958	07/05	F	Europe	Scotland	1 - 1	Hungary	Absent
May 01, 1958	01/05	D2	Round 42	Fulham	3 - 1	Rotherham	No data
April 28, 1958	28/04	D2	Round 42	Sheffield U	1 - 1	Fulham	No data
April 26, 1958	26/04	D2	Round 42	Cardiff City	3 - 0	Fulham	No data
April 23, 1958	23/04	D2	Round 41	Fulham	1 - 1	Blackburn	No data
April 21, 1958	21/04	D2	Round 41	Fulham	0 - 1	Middlesbrough	No data
April 19, 1958	19/04	D2	Round 41	Fulham	3 - 4	Bristol City	No data
April 19, 1958	19/04	BHC	Round 3	Scotland	0 - 4	England	Absent
April 12, 1958	12/04	D2	Round 40	Stoke City	1 - 2	Fulham	No data
April 07, 1958	07/04	D2	Round 39	Fulham	3 - 0	Bristol Rovers	No data
April 04, 1958	04/04	D2	Round 37	Bristol Rovers	2 - 2	Fulham	No data
March 29, 1958	29/03	D2	Round 36	Huddersfield	0 - 3	Fulham	No data
March 26, 1958	26/03	FAC	Semi-finals	Man United	5 - 3	Fulham	No data
March 22, 1958	22/03	FAC	Semi-finals	Man United	2 - 2	Fulham	No data
March 15, 1958	15/03	D2	Round 34	Doncaster	1 - 6	Fulham	No data
March 13, 1958	13/03	D2	Round 33	Leyton Orient	1 - 3	Fulham	No data
March 08, 1958	08/03	D2	Round 33	Fulham	3 - 1	Charlton	No data
March 01, 1958	01/03	FAC	Quarter-finals	Fulham	3 - 1	Bristol Rovers	No data
February 22, 1958	22/02	D2	Round 31	Fulham	6 - 0	Grimsby Town	No data
February 15, 1958	15/02	FAC	Round of 16	West Ham	2 - 3	Fulham	No data
February 01, 1958	01/02	D2	Round 28	Fulham	2 - 2	West Ham	No data
January 29, 1958	29/01	FAC	Round of 32	Charlton	0 - 2	Fulham	No data
January 25, 1958	25/01	FAC	Round of 32	Fulham	1 - 1	Charlton	No data
January 18, 1958	18/01	D2	Round 27	Barnsley	1 - 0	Fulham	No data
January 11, 1958	11/01	D2	Round 26	Liverpool	2 - 1	Fulham	No data
January 04, 1958	04/01	FAC	3rd round	Fulham	4 - 0	Yeovil	No data
December 28, 1957	28/12	D2	Round 25	Fulham	2 - 0	Swansea	No data
December 26, 1957	26/12	D2	Round 24	Fulham	4 - 1	Lincoln City	No data
December 25, 1957	25/12	D2	Round 23	Lincoln City	0 - 1	Fulham	No data
December 21, 1957	21/12	D2	Round 22	Derby County	3 - 3	Fulham	No data
December 14, 1957	14/12	D2	Round 21	Fulham	2 - 0	Cardiff City	No data
December 07, 1957	07/12	D2	Round 20	Bristol City	0 - 5	Fulham	No data
November 30, 1957	30/11	D2	Round 19	Fulham	3 - 4	Stoke City	No data
November 23, 1957	23/11	D2	Round 18	Grimsby Town	3 - 1	Fulham	No data
November 16, 1957	16/11	D2	Round 17	Fulham	2 - 1	Huddersfield	No data
November 13, 1957	13/11	BHC	Round 2	Scotland	1 - 1	Wales	Absent
November 09, 1957	09/11	D2	Round 16	Rotherham	3 - 1	Fulham	No data
November 06, 1957	06/11	WCQEZ	Group 9	Scotland	3 - 2	Switzerland	Absent
November 02, 1957	02/11	D2	Round 15	Fulham	4 - 1	Doncaster	No data
October 26, 1957	26/10	D2	Round 14	Charlton	2 - 2	Fulham	No data
October 19, 1957	19/10	D2	Round 13	Fulham	3 - 1	Leyton Orient	No data
October 12, 1957	12/10	D2	Round 12	Middlesbrough	2 - 0	Fulham	No data
October 05, 1957	05/10	D2	Round 11	Blackburn	1 - 1	Fulham	No data
October 05, 1957	05/10	BHC	Round 1	N. Ireland	1 - 1	Scotland	Absent
September 28, 1957	28/09	D2	Round 10	Fulham	6 - 3	Sheffield U	No data
September 21, 1957	21/09	D2	Round 9	West Ham	3 - 2	Fulham	No data
September 18, 1957	18/09	D2	Round 8	Fulham	0 - 0	Ipswich Town	No data
September 14, 1957	14/09	D2	Round 7	Fulham	1 - 1	Barnsley	No data
September 11, 1957	11/09	D2	Round 6	Ipswich Town	1 - 1	Fulham	No data
September 07, 1957	07/09	D2	Round 5	Fulham	2 - 2	Liverpool	No data
September 04, 1957	04/09	D2	Round 4	Fulham	1 - 0	Notts County	No data
August 31, 1957	31/08	D2	Round 3	Swansea	4 - 4	Fulham	No data
August 29, 1957	29/08	D2	Round 2	Notts County	1 - 5	Fulham	No data
August 24, 1957	24/08	D2	Round 1	Fulham	2 - 0	Derby County	No data

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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