he was named as one of the five substitutes for the European Cup final in Rome three days later, when Liverpool beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1. He left Anfield in the summer of 1977 and joined Stoke City. He made a good start to his Stoke career converting three penalties in his first five matches for the club under George Eastham. However, with the expectation at the Victoria Ground to gain an instant return to the First Division Eastham was sacked in early January 1978 with the club languishing in mid-table. New manager Alan Durban decided to play the younger Geoff Scott at left back and Lindsay was allowed to make a move to America. In 1978, Lindsay moved to the Oakland Stompers of the North American Soccer League (NASL). Following the 1978 season, the Stompers moved to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Lindsay moved to the Toronto Blizzard, also of the NASL. He played four times for Toronto Blizzard in 1979 before hanging up his boots at the age of 31. International career Alec was given his first cap, and subsequently all of his caps, by caretaker manager Joe Mercer on 22 May 1974, England were playing host, at Wembley, to a friendly with Argentina, he was in good company as fellow Reds Kevin Keegan and the England captain Emlyn Hughes were in the starting line-up, the game was played in front of 68,000 people and ended in a 2–2 draw. Post-retirement Lindsay is placed at 85 in the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop. He is now retired and lives with his partner in Scotland. He remains an avid Liverpool supporter and was a contributor to the Hillsborough Family Support Group's (HFSG) "Project 96" in August 2009. After his retirement he became a publican. Career statistics Club Source: A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Charity Shield. International Source: Honours Bury Football League Third Division runner-up: 1967–68 Liverpool Football League First Division champions: 1972–73, 1975–76 FA Cup winner: 1974 UEFA Cup winner: 1973 Charity Shield winner: 1974, 1976 References External links Player profile at LFChistory Thisisanfield.com Forgotten Heroes NASL stats 1948 births Living people Bury F.C. players England international footballers English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Canada English expatriate sportspeople in the United States English footballers English people of Scottish descent Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate soccer players in the United States Association