Alex Highet

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Alex Highet
Personal information
Full name Alexander Galt Highet[1]
Date of birth c. 1914
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 14 October 1940 (aged 26)[2]
Place of death HMT Lord Stamp, English Channel, off Isle of Portland, England
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938 Queen's Park 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Galt Highet (c. 1914 – 14 October 1940) was a Scottish amateur footballer who made one appearance in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a left back.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Highet served as an able seaman in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[2] He was killed in the English Channel when HMT Lord Stamp hit a naval mine on 14 October 1940.[3] Highet is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1937–38[1] Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Highet, Alexander Galt". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ^ "† Highet, Alexander Galt". Wrecksite. Retrieved 5 September 2017.