Alex Hastings
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Cockburn Hastings[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1988 (aged 75–76) | ||
| Playing position | Wing-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1930 | Stenhousemuir | ||
| 1930–1939 | Sunderland | 262 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1935–1937 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1948–1950 | Kilmarnock | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Alexander "Alex" Cockburn Hastings (17 March 1912 – 1988)[2] was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team primarily as a left half.[3]
Club career
Born in Falkirk, Scotland, Hastings played for local club Stenhousemuir before moving to Sunderland in 1930.[4] Hastings made his debut for Sunderland in a 1-1 tie against Portsmouth at Fratton Park.[5] He served as a captain throughout much of the 1930s, and led Sunderland to a 1936 League Championship.[3] In his career for Sunderland, Hastings made 304 appearances and scored eight goals,[5] becoming known as one of Sunderland's "great names."[6]
After retiring as a player, Hastings managed Kilmarnock and scouted for Stoke City.[4]
International career
He won his first international cap for Scotland on 13 November 1935 against Northern Ireland in a 2–1 at Tynecastle Stadium.[7] He won one further cap, in total winning just two caps over 1935 to 1937.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Alexander Hastings". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ Since 1888 - The searchable Premiership and Football League database (registration required)
- 1 2 "SAFC TOP 100". ALS Publications. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- 1 2 (Smith 2013, p. 119)
- 1 2 "Alexander Hastings". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ↑ "Past Players (H)". Sunderland AFC. 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ↑ "Wed 13 Nov 1935 Scotland 2 Northern Ireland 1". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.