“Everyone at Northampton Town was deeply saddened to receive news that former player Alec Carson had passed away aged 77. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this sad time.
Alexander ‘Alec’ Carson was born in Glasgow but brought up in Corby, a Northamptonshire town that attracted many people from Scotland to work in the steelworks there.

The young Alec showed promise at football and played for Corby Town’s youth team before joining the ground staff at fourth division Northampton Town. He signed professional for the Cobblers in November 1959 and made his Football League debut in a 1-1 draw against Stockport County in April 1961. He made seven appearances the following season before moving to Aldershot in 1963, making five Division Four appearances over two years.

Alec became established as a versatile player who could operate at either full-back or half-back but it was at right half that he made the majority of his appearances for Cheltenham Town.