Alex Hastings

Alex Hastings

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Cockburn Hastings
Date of birth	(1912-03-17)17 March 1912
Place of birth	Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death	1988 (aged 75–76)
Position(s)	Wing-half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–1930	Stenhousemuir
1930–1939	Sunderland	262	(2)
International career
1935–1937	Scotland	2	(0)
Managerial career
1948–1950	Kilmarnock
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander "Alex" Cockburn Hastings (17 March 1912 – 1988) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team primarily as a left half.

Club career

Born in Falkirk, Scotland, Hastings played for local club Stenhousemuir before moving to Sunderland in 1930. Hastings made his debut for Sunderland in a 1-1 tie against Portsmouth at Fratton Park. He served as a captain throughout much of the 1930s, and led Sunderland to a 1936 League Championship. In his career for Sunderland, Hastings made 304 appearances and scored eight goals, becoming known as one of Sunderland's "great names."

After retiring as a player, Hastings managed Kilmarnock and scouted for Stoke City.

International career

He won his first international cap for Scotland on 13 November 1935 against Northern Ireland in a 2–1 at Tynecastle Stadium. He won one further cap, in total winning just two caps over 1935 to 1937.

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