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.

Alex King
Personal information
Full name Alexander King
Date of birth 27 July 1871
Place of birth Dykehead, Scotland
Date of death 12 December 1957(1957-12-12) (aged 86)
Place of death Shotts, Scotland
Playing 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
  1. Rangers player King, Alex, FitbaStats
  2. "Scotland player Alexander King". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. "SFL player Alexander King". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  4. [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
  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.
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