Alex Hastings
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Cockburn Hastings[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 26 December 1988 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Adelaide, Australia[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
Left half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carron Welfare [2] | |||
| Rosewell Rosedale[2] | |||
| Dunblane Rovers[3] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1930 | Stenhousemuir | 32 | (8) |
| 1930–1939 | Sunderland | 262 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1935–1937 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1948–1950 | Kilmarnock | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Cockburn Hastings
left half.[5]
Club career
Born in Falkirk, Hastings played for local club Stenhousemuir[3][2] before moving to Sunderland in 1930.[6] Hastings made his debut for Sunderland in a 1–1 tie against Portsmouth at Fratton Park.[7] He served as a captain throughout much of the 1930s, and led Sunderland to a 1936 League Championship.[5] Hastings made 304 appearances and scored eight goals,[7] becoming known as one of Sunderland's "great names."[8]
After retiring as a player, Hastings managed
South Australian Soccer Federation and was awarded the British Empire Medal for services to association football in the 1981 Birthday Honours.[2][9]
International career
He won his first international cap for
Tynecastle Stadium.[10] He won one further cap, in total winning just two caps over 1935 to 1937.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Alexander Hastings". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ^ a b "SAFC TOP 100". ALS Publications. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ a b (Smith 2013, p. 119)
- ^ a b "Alexander Hastings". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ "Past Players (H)". Sunderland AFC. 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ UK list: "No. 48639". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1981. p. 27.
- ^ "Wed 13 Nov 1935 Scotland 2 Northern Ireland 1". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
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