Alexander Mein

Colonel Alexander Lechmere Mein (15 July 1854 – 30 November 1927)[1] was a British Army officer who served with the Royal Engineers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, spending the majority of his career in India.

[2] In his youth, he was a keen amateur sportsman and played association football for the Royal Engineers, being on the winning side in the 1875 FA Cup Final.

[1] At this time, the Royal Engineers were among the top football teams in England, having reached the final of the first FA Cup tournament in 1872 and again two years later, finishing on both occasions as runners-up.

[5] In the run to the 1875 final, Mein scored in a 3–2 victory over Clapham Rovers on 30 January 1875, helping to set up a semi-final against Oxford University.

Shortly after the equaliser, Lt. Ruck collided with Cuthbert Ottaway who was forced to leave the field with a serious ankle injury; in his absence, the Old Boys were regarded as fortunate to have held on for a 1–1 draw.

[19][20] Alexander Mein died on 30 November 1927 at the family home at Gang Bridge, St Mary Bourne near Andover, Hampshire.