Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Laing Halkett [1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 September 1881 | ||
Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 21 February 1917[2] | (aged 35)||
Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Right half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Parkmore | |||
–1899 | Dundee Violet | ||
1899–1904 | Dundee | 16 | (0) |
1904–1909 | Aberdeen | 116 | (2) |
Reading | |||
1909–1910 | Portsmouth | ||
1910–1911 | Forfar Athletic | ||
1911–1913 | St Johnstone | 41 | (3) |
1913 | Breadalbane | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander Laing Halkett (25 September 1881 – 21 February 1917), sometimes known as Ecky Halkett or Alick Halkett, [4] was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Aberdeen, Dundee and St Johnstone as a right half. [3]
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]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dundee | 1901–02 [6] | Scottish Division One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
1902–03 [6] | Scottish Division One | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
1903–04 [6] | Scottish Division One | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
Total | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
Aberdeen | 1904–05 [3] | Scottish Division Two | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 [a] | 0 | 26 | 1 |
1905–06 [3] | Scottish Division One | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
1906–07 [3] | Scottish Division One | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
1907–08 [3] | Scottish Division One | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
1908–09 [3] | Scottish Division One | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 [e] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
Total | 116 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 144 | 2 | ||
St Johnstone | 1911–12 [7] | Scottish Division Two | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
1912–13 [7] | Scottish Division Two | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
Total | 41 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 53 | 3 | |||
Career total | 173 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 218 | 5 |
Aberdeen
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[2] | (aged 35)||
Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Right half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Parkmore | |||
–1899 | Dundee Violet | ||
1899–1904 | Dundee | 16 | (0) |
1904–1909 | Aberdeen | 116 | (2) |
Reading | |||
1909–1910 | Portsmouth | ||
1910–1911 | Forfar Athletic | ||
1911–1913 | St Johnstone | 41 | (3) |
1913 | Breadalbane | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander Laing Halkett (25 September 1881 – 21 February 1917), sometimes known as Ecky Halkett or Alick Halkett, [4] was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Aberdeen, Dundee and St Johnstone as a right half. [3]
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]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dundee | 1901–02 [6] | Scottish Division One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
1902–03 [6] | Scottish Division One | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
1903–04 [6] | Scottish Division One | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
Total | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
Aberdeen | 1904–05 [3] | Scottish Division Two | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 [a] | 0 | 26 | 1 |
1905–06 [3] | Scottish Division One | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
1906–07 [3] | Scottish Division One | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
1907–08 [3] | Scottish Division One | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
1908–09 [3] | Scottish Division One | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 [e] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
Total | 116 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 144 | 2 | ||
St Johnstone | 1911–12 [7] | Scottish Division Two | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
1912–13 [7] | Scottish Division Two | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
Total | 41 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 53 | 3 | |||
Career total | 173 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 218 | 5 |
Aberdeen