Alex Mathie

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alex Mathie
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 20, 1968(1968-12-20)
Age	56
Birthplace	Bathgate
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Bathgate
Horoscope	Aquarius

Alex Mathie Biography

Alex Mathie is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on December 20, 1968 in Bathgate, Bathgate, United Kingdom. Alexander Mathie (born 20 December 1968) is a Scottish former footballer and manager, who made over 200 appearances as a striker in a career that lasted from 1987 until 2007.

In July 1993, Mathie moved from Cappielow to Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle United in a deal worth £250,000. He scored a “world class” goal on his debut in a 4–2 win over Sheffield Wednesday at St James’ Park on 13 September. Unable to dislodge Peter Beardsley and Andrew Cole from the starting line-up, he went on to make a further 15 Premier League appearances in 1993–94, all from the bench, and scored in wins over Coventry City and West Ham United. He started just four games in 1994–95, and scored another goal against West Ham, before he was sold on to George Burley’s Ipswich Town in February 1995 for £500,000.

He replaced the outgoing Robbie Winters, who had moved on to Aberdeen for around the same fee (plus Billy Dodds) a few weeks previously. Mathie scored just two goals in 28 games in the 1998–99 season, and ended the season on the transfer list. He was loaned out to Preston North End for the early part of the 1999–2000 season. He scored four goals in 18 league and cup games during a three-month stay at Deepdale. Manager David Moyes went on to lead the “Lillywhites” to the Second Division title at the end of the campaign.

Mathie joined Terry Dolan’s York City on a free transfer in the English Third Division in September 2000. He scored twice in 24 appearances in 2000–01, and scored twice in 26 appearances in 2001–02. He featured ten times in 2002–03, without finding the net, and left both Bootham Crescent when his contract was cancelled in March 2003.

Mathie joined Allan McGraw’s Greenock Morton in the First Division in August 1991 in a £100,000 deal. He scored 18 goals in 1991–92 and 13 goals in 1992–93, to become the club’s top-scorer for two consecutive seasons. He also played in the 1992 final of the Scottish Challenge Cup at Love Street, which ended in a 3–2 defeat to Hamilton Academical. He also had a short loan spell with Port Vale of the English Football League’s Second Division. He made three appearances in April 1993, all of them as a substitute, and did not feature as John Rudge’s “Valiants” went on to win promotion out of the play-offs.

Alex Mathie Net Worth

Alex Mathie is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alex Mathie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mathie was a squad member for Scotland at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship. However, he remained on the bench for Scotland’s four games of the tournament.

Mathie graduated from Celtic Boys Club to turn professional with Celtic. He made eleven appearances in the Premier Division in four seasons at Celtic Park. Under the stewardship of Billy McNeill, the “Bhoys” won the league title in 1987–88, before falling behind Old Firm rivals Rangers in 1988–89, 1989–90, and 1990–91.

He scored a hat-trick against Sunderland on his Ipswich debut. The “Blues” went on to be relegated out of the top-flight in 1994–95. Mathie played in the club’s famous 9–0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 4 March 1995. He scored 19 goals in 1995–96 to become the club’s joint top-scorer (with Ian Marshall). His 18 First Division goals also made him the division’s sixth highest scorer. This tally included a hat-trick in a 3–0 win over Sunderland at Portman Road on 2 September. He hit nine goals in 17 appearances in 1996–97, but did not feature after picking up an injury in October. Mathie scored 16 goals in 45 games in the 1997–98 season, and hit a hat-trick in a 5–0 win over rivals Norwich City on 21 February. The “Tractor Boys” reached the play-offs, but were beaten over two legs by Charlton Athletic. Mathie scored twice in the opening ten games of the 1998–99 season, before he was sold on to Paul Sturrock’s Dundee United for around £700,000 in October 1998.

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Facts & Trivia

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Top Facts about Alex Mathie

1. Alex Mathie is a former Scottish footballer and current manager.
2. He played as a striker for clubs including Hibernian and Dundee United.
3. Mathie scored 68 goals in 228 appearances during his playing career.
4. He won the Scottish Cup with Hibernian in 1991-92 season.
5. Mathie has managed several teams, including East Fife and Cowdenbeath.
6. As a manager, he led East Fife to promotion to Scottish League One in 2018-19 season.
7. Mathie also worked as an assistant coach at Livingston FC.
8. He was born on August 28, 1971 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
9. During his playing career, he earned one cap for the Scotland national team.
10. Mathie retired from professional football in 2005 at the age of 34.