Alex Halkett

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)
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Parkmore
Dundee Violet
1899–1904 Dundee 16 (0)
1904–1909 Aberdeen 116 (2)
Reading
1909–1910 Portsmouth
1910–1911 Forfar Athletic
1911–1913 St Johnstone
1913 Breadalbane
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Alexander Laing "Alex" Halkett (25 September 1881 – 21 February 1917), sometimes known as Ecky Halkett or Alick Halkett,[2] was a Scottish professional football right half who played in the Scottish League for Aberdeen, Dundee and St Johnstone.[3]

Personal life

Halkett worked as a wheelwright and his older brother John was also a footballer.[4] Halkett served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and was killed in action in Pas-de-Calais, France on 21 February 1917.[3][4] He was buried in Sailly-au-Bois Military Cemetery.[5]

Honours

Aberdeen

Career statistics

Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee 1901–02[6] Scottish League First Division 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
1902–03[7] 2 0 2 0 — 4 0
1903–04[8] 13 0 3 0 — 16 0
Total 16 0 5 0 — 21 0
Aberdeen 1904–05[3] Scottish League First Division 16 1 2 0 8[lower-alpha 1] 0 26 1
1905–06[3] 22 0 2 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 25 0
1906–07[3] 30 0 2 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 33 0
1907–08[3] 29 1 6 0 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 36 1
1908–09[3] 19 0 0 0 5[lower-alpha 5] 0 24 0
Career total 132 2 17 0 16 0 165 2
  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. ↑ "Alexander Laing Halkett | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Reunited, Genes. "Genes Reunited". www.genesreunited.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Alex Halkett profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Great War Dundee Commemorative Project 2014–2019". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "1901–02". Test. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "1902–03". Test. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "1903–04". Test. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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