Alec Logan

Alexander Logan (1882 – 10 October 1918) was a Scottish footballer, who played for clubs including Hibernian, Aston Villa, Falkirk (two spells), Bristol City, and Kilmarnock.

Career Born in Barrhead, and had been loaned to Airdrieonians in January 1903 until the end of the campaign; the Lanarkshire club won the lower division and gained promotion, but the extent of his involvement is uncertain.

He went out on loan again for the next two seasons to hometown club Arthurlie, also of the second tier. His form at the Brockville Park club took an immediate upturn (14 goals in 25 league matches) had already been playing in the defence for two years.

Logan was involved for two and a half seasons at Villa Park (the club finished runners-up in 1907–08) but despite a decent scoring record he was unable to secure a regular place in the team, and returned to Falkirk in the summer of 1909. he again moved on during the winter, this time to Partick Thistle. attribute the 1907 Scottish League appearance to Alec Logan's brother Tommy, but this is extremely unlikely as he was a teenager with no top level experience at the time of the fixture in question; by contrast, Alec was an established forward at Falkirk and it can be assumed that he was the player involved, with records of 'Logan, Falkirk' being linked to Tommy in error after he became a prominent member of the same team within a few years. and a 3–1 win over the Irish League, in which he scored, in October 1910 at Belfast. The call-ups came during each of his brief but effective spells at Falkirk.

Wartime and death The outbreak of World War I ended Logan's professional football career aged 32. His military service included time with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders for whose regimental football team he was selected in November 1914. He was serving with the 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders when he died of wounds at No. 30 Casualty Clearing Station on 10 October 1918 during the Second Battle of Cambrai.

Honours Aston Villa Football League First Division: Runner-up 1907–08

Falkirk Scottish Football League: Runner-up 1909–10