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Alex Halkett
Personal information
Full name Alexander Laing Halkett[1]
Date of birth 25 September 1881
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Date of death 21 February 1917(1917-02-21) (aged 35)[2]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Parkmore
0000–1899 Dundee Violet
1899–1904 Dundee 17 (0)
1904–1909 Aberdeen 116 (2)
Reading
1909–1910 Portsmouth
1910–1911 Forfar Athletic
1911–1913 St Johnstone 41 (3)
1913 Breadalbane
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Laing Halkett (25 September 1881 – 21 February 1917), sometimes known as Ecky Halkett or Alick Halkett,[3] was a Scottish professional football right half who played in the Scottish League for Aberdeen, Dundee and St Johnstone.[4]

Personal life

Halkett's older brother John was also a footballer.[5] Prior to his enlistment as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War,[1] he worked as a wheelwright at Royal Naval Dockyard Rosyth.[5] Halkett was killed in action in Pas-de-Calais, France on 21 February 1917 and was buried in Sailly-au-Bois Military Cemetery.[2][5]

Honours

Aberdeen

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee 1899–00[6] Scottish First Division 1 0 1 0 2 0
1901–02[7] 1 0 0 0 1 0
1902–03[8] 2 0 2 0 4 0
1903–04[9] 13 0 3 0 16 0
Total 17 0 6 0 23 0
Aberdeen 1904–05[4] Scottish Second Division 16 1 2 0 8[a] 0 26 1
1905–06[4] Scottish First Division 22 0 2 0 1[b] 0 25 0
1906–07[4] 30 0 2 0 1[c] 0 33 0
1907–08[4] 29 1 6 0 1[d] 0 36 1
1908–09[4] 19 0 0 0 5[e] 0 24 0
Total 116 2 12 0 16 0 144 2
St Johnstone 1911–12[6] Scottish Second Division 18 0 5 0 23 0
1912–13[6] 23 3 7 0 30 3
Total 41 3 12 0 53 3
Career total 174 5 30 0 16 0 220 5
  1. ^ Appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Inter City Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Fleming Charity Shield
  4. ^ Appearance in High Cup
  5. ^ 4 appearances in North East Cup, 1 appearance in Robertson Cup

References

  1. ^ a b "Alexander Laing Halkett | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ^ Reunited, Genes. "Genes Reunited". www.genesreunited.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Alex Halkett profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "Halkett A.L 143620 :: Great War Dundee – This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home". www.greatwardundee.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  7. ^ "1901–02". Test. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  8. ^ "1902–03". Test. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  9. ^ "1903–04". Test. Retrieved 10 August 2017.