Alex Hastings
Alexander Cockburn Hastings BEM was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team, primarily as a left half.
Club career
Born in Falkirk, Hastings played for local club Stenhousemuir before moving to Sunderland in 1930. Hastings made his debut for Sunderland in a 1–1 tie against Portsmouth at Fratton Park. He served as a captain throughout much of the 1930s, and led Sunderland to a 1936 League Championship. Hastings made 304 appearances and scored eight goals, becoming known as one of Sunderland's "great names."After retiring as a player, Hastings managed Kilmarnock and scouted for Stoke City. He later emigrated to Australia, where he became president of the South [Australian Soccer Federation] and was awarded the British Empire Medal for services to association football in the 1981 Birthday Honours.