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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]

Alex Hastings

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)
National team
1935–1937	Scotland	2	(0)
Teams managed
1948–1950	Kilmarnock
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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]

International career

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]

References

Sources

• Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.

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