Alex Harley

Alex Harley

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Harley
Date of birth	(1936-04-20)20 April 1936
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	1969 (aged 32–33)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
195?–1958	Maryhill
1958–1962	Third Lanark	85	(68)
1962–1963	Manchester City	40	(23)
1963–1964	Birmingham City	28	(9)
1964–1965	Dundee	10	(4)
1965–1966	Portadown
1966	Cape Town City	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Harley (20 April 1936 – 1969) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Third Lanark, Manchester City and Birmingham City, Dundee and Portadown as a centre forward.

Harley joined Third Lanark in 1958, and scored 71 goals in two seasons from 1960 to 1962, his 42 goals in the 1960–61 making him the highest scorer in the Scottish Football League First Division. In the 1962 close-season he was signed by English club Manchester City for £19,500. He made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to Aston Villa on 25 August 1962, and scored his first Manchester City goal two games later against Tottenham Hotspur. He scored 31 more goals in all competitions that season, including the winner in a Manchester derby at Old Trafford, to become the club's leading scorer, but Manchester City finished the season in 21st place and were relegated.

Harley joined Birmingham City in the close season for £42,000, thereby staying in the top division. He scored 9 goals in 28 League appearances for Birmingham, and moved back to Scotland in 1965, joining Dundee. He made just ten appearances for Dundee, scoring four goals, and was then transferred to Northern Irish club Portadown.

Harley died in Birmingham in 1969.