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Scottish footballer

Alec Shankly
Personal information
Full name Alexander Shankly
Place of birth Glenbuck, Scotland
Position(s) Inside left, left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1916 Glenbuck Cherrypickers
1916–1920 Ayr United 29 (3)
1920–1922 Nithsdale Wanderers
1922– Portsmouth 0 (0)
0000–1923 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.

Personal life

Shankly's brothers Bill, Jimmy, John and Bob all became footballers. He served in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Shankly was troubled by sciatica after the war and returned to work as a miner before being forced into early retirement.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ayr United 1916–17 Scottish Division One 18 2 — 18 2
1917–18 11 1 — 11 1
Total 29 3 — 29 3
Nithsdale Wanderers 1923–24 Scottish Division Three 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 31 3 0 0 31 3

References

  1. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ Worthington, David. "Glenbuck – Bill Shankly – The Glenbuck Years". www.ayrshirehistory.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. 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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