Alexander Hastings was a Scottish

Scottish people

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 footballer

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 who played for Sunderland

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 and the Scotland national football team

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 primarily as a left half

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.

Club career

Born in Falkirk

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, Scotland

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, Hastings made his debut for Sunderland in a 1-1 tie against Portsmouth

Portsmouth F.C.

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 at Fratton Park

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. He served as a captain throughout much of the 1930s, and led Sunderland to a 1936 League Championship. In his career for Sunderland, Hastings made 304 appearances and scored eight goals, becoming known as one of Sunderland's "great names."

International career

He won his first international cap for Scotland

Scotland national football team

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 on 13 November 1935 against Northern Ireland

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 in a 2–1 at Tynecastle Stadium

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. He won one further cap, in total winning just two caps over 1935 to 1937.