Alexander King (footballer)
Alexander King (27 July 1871 – 12 December 1957) was a Scottish footballer,[4] who played for clubs including Heart of Midlothian[5] and Celtic.[6][7] He scored one of the goals for Hearts as they won the 1896 Scottish Cup Final by 3–1 against Hibernian,[8] and continued his success with Celtic, winning the Scottish Football League title in 1897–98 and the Scottish Cup in 1899.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander King | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1871 | ||
| Place of birth | Dykehead, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 December 1957 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Shotts, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) |
Left half Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Dykehead | ||
| 1893 | Airdrieonians | ||
| 1893 | Albion Rovers | ||
| 1893–1894 | Wishaw Thistle | ||
| 1894–1895 | Darwen | ||
| 1895 | Dykehead | ||
| 1895[1] | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| – | Dykehead | ||
| 1895–1896 | Heart of Midlothian | 16 | (11) |
| 1896–1900 | Celtic | 56 | (17) |
| 1900 | Dykehead | ||
| 1900–1901 | St Bernard's | 9 | (0) |
| 1901–1903 | Dykehead | ||
| 1903–1904 | Airdrieonians | 23 | (0) |
| 1904 | Dykehead | ||
| National team | |||
| 1896–1899[2] | Scotland | 6 | (1) |
| 1896–1898[3] | Scottish League XI | 4 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
King represented Scotland six times and played for the Scottish Football League XI four times.
See also
References
- Rangers player King, Alex, FitbaStats
- "Scotland player Alexander King". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- "SFL player Alexander King". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
- "Hearts player Alex King". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- Celtic player King, Alex, FitbaStats
- "King, Alexander". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- "From our archive: looking back at the last Hearts v Hibs Cup Final". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
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