Alex Higgins (footballer)
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| Alex Higgins | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander F Higgins | |
| Date of birth | 7 November 1863 | |
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | |
| Date of death | April 17, 1920 (aged 56) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| ? - 1888 1888 - 1890 1890 - 1894 |
Kilmarnock Derby County Nottingham Forest |
? (?) ? (?) ? (?) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1885 | Scotland | 1 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Alexander "Alex" Higgins (born 7 November 1863 in Kilmarnock; died 17 April 1920) was a Scottish footballer who played for Kilmarnock, Derby County, Nottingham Forest and the Scotland national team.
Higgins began his career with Kilmarnock before joining English club Derby County in August 1888. Two years later he joined Nottingham Forest where he remained until 1894 before retiring.
He won his only Scotland cap while at Kilmarnock on 14 March 1885. Despite scoring a hat-trick in a 8-2 win over Ireland, he was never capped again for his country.
He died on 17 April 1920, the same day his first club Kilmarnock won the Scottish Cup for the first time in their history. His son, Alex Higgins, Jr., also a Scottish international, was a registered Kilmarnock player at this point, although he did not play in the final.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872-1986. Hutton Press, 13. ISBN 0-907033-47-4.
