Background
Alex Willoughby was born in Springburn, Glasgow, and educated at Petershill Primary School, and Colston Junior Secondary School, both Schools located in the Springburn area of Glasgow.
Alex Willoughby was born in Springburn, Glasgow, and educated at Petershill Primary School, and Colston Junior Secondary School, both Schools located in the Springburn area of Glasgow.
He played youth football with his local Boys Brigade team, and then with Drumchapel Amateurs before commencing his career with Rangers as a Schoolboy signing at 15 years of age in 1959. He subsequently signed professional terms with Rangers in 1961. He joined Aberdeen in 1969, and left Scotland in 1974 to play in Hong Kong, Australia, and South Africa.
He then coached Icelandic side KA. He played alongside him at both clubs.
Alex Willoughby died in 2004 aged 59 from cancer.