Alexander King (footballer)

Alex King
Personal information
Full name	Alexander King
Date of birth	27 July 1871
Place of birth	Shotts, Scotland
Date of death	12 December 1957 (aged 86)
Place of death	Shotts, Scotland
Position(s)	Left half; Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Dykehead
1893	Airdrieonians
1893	Albion Rovers
1893–1894	Wishaw Thistle
1894–1895	Darwen
1895	Dykehead
1895	→ Rangers (guest)
1895–1896	Heart of Midlothian
1896–1900	Celtic
1900	Dykehead
1900–1901	St Bernard's
1901–1903	Dykehead
1903–1904	Airdrieonians
1904	Dykehead
International career
1896–1899	Scotland
1896–1898	Scottish League XI
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.

References

^ (Rangers player) King, Alex, FitbaStats
^ "[Scotland player] Alexander King". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
^ "[SFL player] Alexander King". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "[Hearts player] Alex King". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
^ (Celtic player) King, Alex, FitbaStats
^ "King, Alexander". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
^ "From our archive: looking back at the last Hearts v Hibs Cup Final". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
^ Trials and Triallists. | Anglo-Scots Match. The Scottish Referee, 21 March 1913, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club