Alex Halkett
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 information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Laing Halkett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 21 February 1917 (aged 35)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Parkmore | |||
| –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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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]
Career statistics
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 1905–06[4] | Scottish First Division | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1906–07[4] | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 1907–08[4] | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 1908–09[4] | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 5] | 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 | ||
- Appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup
- Appearance in Inter City Cup
- Appearance in Fleming Charity Shield
- Appearance in High Cup
- 4 appearances in North East Cup, 1 appearance in Robertson Cup
References
- "Alexander Laing Halkett | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- Reunited, Genes. "Genes Reunited". www.genesreunited.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- "Alex Halkett profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- "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.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- "1901–02". Test. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- "1902–03". Test. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- "1903–04". Test. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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