| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander King | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1871 | ||
| Place of birth | Shotts, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 December 1957 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Shotts, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) |
Left half Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Dykehead | ||
| 1893 | Airdrieonians | ||
| 1893 | Albion Rovers | ||
| 1893–1894 | Wishaw Thistle | ||
| 1894–1895 | Darwen | ||
| 1895 | Dykehead | ||
| 1895[1] | → Rangers (guest) | 0 | (0) |
| 1895–1896 | Heart of Midlothian | 16 | (11) |
| 1896–1900 | Celtic | 56 | (17) |
| 1900 | Dykehead | ||
| 1900–1901 | St Bernard's | 9 | (0) |
| 1901–1903 | Dykehead | ||
| 1903–1904 | Airdrieonians | 23 | (0) |
| 1904 | Dykehead | ||
| International career | |||
| 1896–1899[2] | Scotland | 6 | (1) |
| 1896–1898[3] | Scottish League XI | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander King (27 July 1871 – 12 December 1957) was a Scottish footballer[4] who played for clubs including Heart of Midlothian[5] and Celtic.[6][7] He scored one of the goals for Hearts as they won the 1896 Scottish Cup Final by 3–1 against Hibernian,[8] and continued his success with Celtic, winning the Scottish Football League title in 1897–98 and the Scottish Cup in 1899.
King represented Scotland six times and played for the Scottish Football League XI four times.
His brother John King (17 years younger, leading him to be mistakenly described as a nephew)[9] was also a footballer whose clubs included Partick Thistle and Newcastle United. Both had several short spells with hometown team Dykehead between engagements with more prominent clubs.