Alec Shankly

Alec Shankly

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Shankly[1]
Place of birth	Glenbuck, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside left, left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1916	Glenbuck Cherrypickers
1916–1920	Ayr United	29	(3)
1920–1922	Nithsdale Wanderers
1922–	Portsmouth	0	(0)
0000–1923	Nithsdale Wanderers	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Shankly was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Ayr United and Nithsdale Wanderers as an inside left.[1]

Personal life

Shankly's brothers Bill, Jimmy, John and Bob all became footballers.[2] He served in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War.[2] Shankly was troubled by sciatica after the war and returned to work as a miner before being forced into early retirement.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ayr United	1916–17[1]	Scottish Division One	18	2	—		18	2
	1917–18[1]		11	1	—		11	1
	Total		29	3	—		29	3
Nithsdale Wanderers	1923–24[1]	Scottish Division Three	2	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			31	3	0	0	31	3

References

1. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
2. Worthington, David. "Glenbuck – Bill Shankly – The Glenbuck Years". www.ayrshirehistory.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
3. Kelly, Stephen F. (31 May 2011). Bill Shankly: It's Much More Important Than That: The Biography. Random House. p. 14. ISBN 9780753546765.