Alexander King (footballer)
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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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander King | ||
Date of birth | 27 July 1871 | ||
Place of birth | Shotts, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 12 December 1957(1957-12-12) (aged 86) | ||
Place of death | Shotts, Scotland | ||
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 (guest) | 0 | (0) |
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 | ||
International career | |||
1896–1899[2] | Scotland | 6 | (1) |
1896–1898[3] | Scottish League XI | 4 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
King represented Scotland six times and played for the Scottish Football League XI four times.
His brother John King (17 years younger, leading him to be mistakenly described as a nephew)[9] was also a footballer whose clubs included Partick Thistle and Newcastle United. Both had several short spells with hometown team Dykehead between engagements with more prominent clubs.