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]
| 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)[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 | |||
Personal life
editHalkett'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
edit| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Honours
editAberdeen
- Scottish Qualifying Cup: 1904–05[3]
- Fleming Charity Shield: 1906–07[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Alexander Laing Halkett | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Alex Halkett profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ "Genes Reunited". www.genesreunited.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Halkett A.L 143620". Great War Dundee. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Alick Halkett | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.