Alexander Hastings

Club career Born in Falkirk, Hastings played for local club Stenhousemuir He served as a captain throughout much of the 1930s, and led Sunderland to a 1936 League Championship.

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.

International career He won his first international cap for Scotland on 13 November 1935 against Northern Ireland in a 2–1 at Tynecastle Stadium. He won one further cap, in total winning just two caps over 1935 to 1937.