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Born in [[Falkirk]], Hastings played for local club [[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]]<ref name="litsterprewar">{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}</ref><ref name="Men Who Made"/> before moving to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] in 1930.<ref name = "smith"/> Hastings made his debut for Sunderland in a 1–1 tie against [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] at [[Fratton Park]].<ref name="Stat Cat">{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG415.asp|title=Alexander Hastings|publisher=The Stat Cat|access-date=2008-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821123536/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG415.asp|archive-date=2008-08-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> He served as a captain throughout much of the 1930s, and led Sunderland to a 1936 League Championship.<ref name="ALS" /> Hastings made 304 appearances and scored eight goals,<ref name="Stat Cat" /> becoming known as one of Sunderland's "great names."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.safc.com/history/?page_id=6528|title=Past Players (H)|year=2007|publisher=Sunderland AFC|access-date=2008-08-01}}</ref>
Born in [[Falkirk]], Hastings played for local club [[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]]<ref name="litsterprewar">{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}</ref><ref name="Men Who Made"/> before moving to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] in 1930.<ref name = "smith"/> Hastings made his debut for Sunderland in a 1–1 tie against [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] at [[Fratton Park]].<ref name="Stat Cat">{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG415.asp|title=Alexander Hastings|publisher=The Stat Cat|access-date=2008-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821123536/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG415.asp|archive-date=2008-08-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> He served as a captain throughout much of the 1930s, and led Sunderland to a 1936 League Championship.<ref name="ALS" /> Hastings made 304 appearances and scored eight goals,<ref name="Stat Cat" /> becoming known as one of Sunderland's "great names."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.safc.com/history/?page_id=6528|title=Past Players (H)|year=2007|publisher=Sunderland AFC|access-date=2008-08-01}}</ref>


After retiring as a player, Hastings managed [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] and scouted for [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]].<ref name = "smith">{{harv|Smith|2013|p=119}}</ref> He later emigrated to Australia, where he became president of the [[South Australian Soccer Federation]] and was awarded the [[British Empire Medal]] for services to sport in 1981.<ref name="Men Who Made"/>
After retiring as a player, Hastings managed [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] and scouted for [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]].<ref name = "smith">{{harv|Smith|2013|p=119}}</ref> He later emigrated to Australia, where he became president of the [[South Australian Soccer Federation]] and was awarded the [[British Empire Medal]] for services to association football in the [[1981 Birthday Honours]].<ref name="Men Who Made"/><ref>UK list: {{London Gazette |issue=48639 |date=12 June 1981 |pages=27 |supp=y}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 18:42, 3 November 2024

Alex Hastings
BEM
Personal information
Full name Alexander Cockburn Hastings[1]
Date of birth (1912-03-17)17 March 1912
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death 26 December 1988(1988-12-26) (aged 76)
Place of death Adelaide, Australia[2]
Position(s) Left half
Youth career
Carron Welfare [2]
Rosewell Rosedale[2]
Dunblane Rovers[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1930 Stenhousemuir 32 (8)
1930–1939 Sunderland 262 (2)
International career
1935–1937 Scotland 2 (0)
Managerial career
1948–1950 Kilmarnock
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Cockburn Hastings BEM (17 March 1912 – 26 December 1988)[4] was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team, primarily as a left half.[5]

Club career

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Born in Falkirk, Hastings played for local club Stenhousemuir[3][2] before moving to Sunderland in 1930.[6] Hastings made his debut for Sunderland in a 1–1 tie against Portsmouth at Fratton Park.[7] He served as a captain throughout much of the 1930s, and led Sunderland to a 1936 League Championship.[5] Hastings made 304 appearances and scored eight goals,[7] becoming known as one of Sunderland's "great names."[8]

After retiring as a player, Hastings managed Kilmarnock and scouted for Stoke City.[6] He later emigrated to Australia, where he became president of the South Australian Soccer Federation and was awarded the British Empire Medal for services to association football in the 1981 Birthday Honours.[2][9]

International career

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He won his first international cap for Scotland on 13 November 1935 against Northern Ireland in a 2–1 at Tynecastle Stadium.[10] He won one further cap, in total winning just two caps over 1935 to 1937.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alexander Hastings". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  3. ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Since 1888 - The searchable Premiership and Football League database (registration required)
  5. ^ a b "SAFC TOP 100". ALS Publications. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  6. ^ a b (Smith 2013, p. 119)
  7. ^ a b "Alexander Hastings". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  8. ^ "Past Players (H)". Sunderland AFC. 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  9. ^ UK list: "No. 48639". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1981. p. 27.
  10. ^ "Wed 13 Nov 1935 Scotland 2 Northern Ireland 1". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
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