Alex Bain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alex Bain

Scottish footballer

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1936

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-2014

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Alex Bain

  • Alexander Edward Bain (22 January 1936 – 2014) was a professional footballer, who played for teams in both Scotland and England. He scored two goals for in an extraordinary match between Charlton Athletic and Huddersfield Town that took place on 21 December 1957 at Charlton Athletic's home ground, The Valley.
  • Charlton played most of the match with 10 men after their captain Derek Ufton was injured, and Huddersfield were leading 5–1 with just 27 minutes remaining.
  • At that point, Johnny Summers began an extraordinary passage of play in which he scored five goals and assisted with two others to allow Charlton to win 7–6.
  • Huddersfield become the first, and still the only, team to score six goals in an English Football League match - or indeed any other professional football match - and still be on the losing side.

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