Alexander Shankly was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Ayr United and Nithsdale Wanderers as an inside left.[1]

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)
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

Personal life

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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

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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[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

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  1. ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ a b 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.