Alex Halkett

Alex Halkett
Personal information
Full name Alexander Halkett
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 21 February 1917(1917-02-21)
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1904 Dundee
1904–1909 Aberdeen 116 (2)
1909–? St Johnstone

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Alexander L. Halkett (born c.1882 – 21 February 1917) was a Scottish professional football right half who played for Dundee, Aberdeen and St Johnstone.

Halkett left Dundee for Aberdeen in 1904. He was appointed captain in 1907. After leaving Aberdeen in 1909, he joined St Johnstone.

After retiring from playing, Halkett enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery "C" Battalion, 87th Brigade. It was while serving in the First World War that he was killed in 1917 aged 35.[1]

References

  1. "Alex Halkett profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
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