Alex Highet
Alexander Galt Highet (c. 1914 – 14 October 1940) was a Scottish amateur football left back who made one appearance in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Galt Highet[1] | ||
| Date of birth | c. 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 October 1940 (aged 26)[2] | ||
| Place of death | HMT Lord Stamp, English Channel, off Isle of Portland, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938 | Queen's Park | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Highet served as an able seaman in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[2] He was killed in the English Channel when HMT Lord Stamp hit a naval mine on 14 October 1940.[3] Highet is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1937–38[1] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
- "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- "WRECKSITE – † Highet, Alexander Galt". Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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