Alex Highet

Alex Highet
Personal information
Full name Alexander Galt Highet
Date of birth c. 1914
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 14 October 1940 (aged 26)
Place of death HMT Lord Stamp, English Channel, off Isle of Portland, England
Position 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.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

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 Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

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