Alec Shankly

Alexander Shankly was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Ayr United and Nithsdale Wanderers as an inside left.^[1]

Alec Shankly

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Shankly[1]
Place of birth	Glenbuck, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside left, left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1916	Glenbuck Cherrypickers
1916–1920	Ayr United	29	(3)
1920–1922	Nithsdale Wanderers
1922–	Portsmouth	0	(0)
0000–1923	Nithsdale Wanderers	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Shankly's brothers Bill, Jimmy, John and Bob all became footballers.^[2] He served in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War.^[2] Shankly was troubled by sciatica after the war and returned to work as a miner before being forced into early retirement.^[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ayr United	1916–17[1]	Scottish Division One	18	2	—		18	2
	1917–18[1]		11	1	—		11	1
	Total		29	3	—		29	3
Nithsdale Wanderers	1923–24[1]	Scottish Division Three	2	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			31	3	0	0	31	3