Alex Halkett

Alexander Laing Halkett (25 September 1881 – 21 February 1917), sometimes known as Ecky Halkett or Alick Halkett,[3] was a Scottish professional football right half who played in the Scottish League for Aberdeen, Dundee and St Johnstone.[4]

Alex Halkett

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)
Position(s)	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Parkmore
0000–1899	Dundee Violet
1899–1904	Dundee	17	(0)
1904–1909	Aberdeen	116	(2)
	Reading
1909–1910	Portsmouth
1910–1911	Forfar Athletic
1911–1913	St Johnstone	41	(3)
1913	Breadalbane
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

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]

Honours

Aberdeen

• Scottish Qualifying Cup: 1904–05[4]
• Fleming Charity Shield: 1906–07[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dundee	1899–00[6]	Scottish First Division	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
	1901–02[7]		1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	1902–03[8]		2	0	2	0	—		4	0
	1903–04[9]		13	0	3	0	—		16	0
	Total		17	0	6	0	—		23	0
Aberdeen	1904–05[4]	Scottish Second Division	16	1	2	0	8[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	1
	1905–06[4]	Scottish First Division	22	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	25	0
	1906–07[4]		30	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	33	0
	1907–08[4]		29	1	6	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	36	1
	1908–09[4]		19	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 5]	0	24	0
	Total		116	2	12	0	16	0	144	2
St Johnstone	1911–12[6]	Scottish Second Division	18	0	5	0	—		23	0
	1912–13[6]		23	3	7	0	—		30	3
	Total		41	3	12	0	—		53	3
Career total			174	5	30	0	16	0	220	5

1. Appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup
2. Appearance in Inter City Cup
3. Appearance in Fleming Charity Shield
4. Appearance in High Cup
5. 4 appearances in North East Cup, 1 appearance in Robertson Cup

References

1. "Alexander Laing Halkett | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
3. Reunited, Genes. "Genes Reunited". www.genesreunited.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
4. "Alex Halkett profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
5. "Halkett A.L 143620 :: Great War Dundee – This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home". www.greatwardundee.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
6. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
7. "1901–02". Test. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
8. "1902–03". Test. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
9. "1903–04". Test. Retrieved 10 August 2017.