Alexander Cockburn Hastings (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]
Personal information | |||
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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) |
National team | |||
1935–1937 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1948–1950 | Kilmarnock | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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 sport in 1981.[2]
He won his first international cap for Scotland on 13 November 1935 against Northern Ireland in a 2–1 at Tynecastle Stadium.[9] He won one further cap, in total winning just two caps over 1935 to 1937.[1]
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