Alexander King (footballer)

Alex King
Personal information
Full name Alexander King
Date of birth 27 July 1871
Place of birth Shotts, Scotland
Date of death 12 December 1957(1957-12-12) (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 (guest) 0 (0)
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
International career
1896–1899[2] Scotland 6 (1)
1896–1898[3] Scottish League XI 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

King represented Scotland six times and played for the Scottish Football League XI four times.

His brother John King (17 years younger, leading him to be mistakenly described as a nephew)[9] was also a footballer whose clubs included Partick Thistle and Newcastle United. Both had several short spells with hometown team Dykehead between engagements with more prominent clubs.

See also

References

  1. ^ (Rangers player) King, Alex, FitbaStats
  2. ^ "[Scotland player] Alexander King". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. ^ "[SFL player] Alexander King". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  4. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "[Hearts player] Alex King". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. ^ (Celtic player) King, Alex, FitbaStats
  7. ^ "King, Alexander". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Trials and Triallists. | Anglo-Scots Match. The Scottish Referee, 21 March 1913, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club