Sunderland and Burnley Brady started his career with his local
junior side Renton Thistle before moving to
Newcastle West End. Prior to the 1888–89 season he moved to
Sunderland, then on to
Gainsborough Trinity F.C. for a matter of weeks
Everton In August 1889 Brady had been convinced to join
Everton by their captain
Andrew Hannah, also from Alec's hometown of
Renton. However a dispute with his player registration meant he was given a two-month suspension. After scoring twice on his debut against
Stoke and a hat-trick in the 11–2 against
Derby in the
FA Cup (Everton's record victory), they narrowly missed out on winning the league title to Preston North End. In his second season with Everton, they were crowned
English League Champions.
Celtic and Sheffield Wednesday In the summer of 1891 he was lured back to Scotland along with Everton teammate
Dan Doyle to play for
Celtic in the second season of the
Scottish Football League. Despite narrowly missing out on the league title to
Dumbarton, they went on to win the
Scottish Cup, the club's first ever major trophy. Brady spent just one season at Celtic before returning to England with The Wednesday, where he remained for seven seasons. He was a part of the
Wednesday side that won the FA Cup in
1896, making Brady one of the first players to win both the Scottish and English trophies at a time when they were considered the pinnacle of football competitions. He returned to Scotland to play with
Clydebank in 1899 before returning to his hometown team,
Renton where he ended his playing career. After retiring from football he stayed in Renton, where he lived with his family until his death in 1913, aged 43. He was buried in
Millburn Church, Renton which was marked with a memorial headstone in April 2016 by The Celtic Graves Society and Everton Heritage Society. ==Honours==