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Scottish footballer

James Hastie
Personal information
Date of birth 1892 (1892)
Place of birth Edrom, Scotland
Date of death (aged 22)
Place of death West Flanders, Belgium
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Selkirk
Stockport County
Gordon Highlanders
1914–1915 St. Bernard's 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Hastie (1892 – 14 December 1914) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right back in the Scottish Football League for St. Bernard's.

Personal life

Hastie worked in an electrical power station in Edinburgh. Prior to the First World War, he served in the King's Own Scottish Borderers as a territorial. After the outbreak of the war, Hastie enlisted as a private in the Gordon Highlanders in Aberdeen, and was killed in action in West Flanders on 14 December 1914. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St. Bernard's 1914–15 Scottish Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ James Hastie on Lives of the First World War
  2. ^ "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914-1915" (PDF). Edinburgh's War. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Casualty Details: Hastie, James". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ "James Hastie | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 July 2020.


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