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) |
| –1916 | Glenbuck Cherrypickers | ||
| 1916–1920 | Ayr United | 29 | (3) |
| 1920–1922 | Nithsdale Wanderers | ||
| 1922– | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| –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[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b Worthington, David. "Glenbuck – Bill Shankly – The Glenbuck Years". www.ayrshirehistory.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ Kelly, Stephen F. (31 May 2011). Bill Shankly: It's Much More Important Than That: The Biography. Random House. p. 14. ISBN 9780753546765.
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- Scottish men's footballers
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- Portsmouth F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
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