James Hastie (footballer)

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James Hastie
Personal information
Date of birth 1892 (1892)[1]
Place of birth Edrom, Scotland[2]
Date of death (aged 22)[3]
Place of death West Flanders, Belgium
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Selkirk
Stockport County
Gordon Highlanders
1914–1915 St. Bernard's 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Hastie (1892 – 14 December 1914) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right back in the Scottish Football League for St. Bernard's.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Hastie worked in an electrical power station in Edinburgh.[1][2] Prior to the First World War, he served in the King's Own Scottish Borderers as a territorial.[5] After the outbreak of the war, Hastie enlisted as a private in the Gordon Highlanders in Aberdeen, and was killed in action in West Flanders on 14 December 1914.[1][3][2][5] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St. Bernard's 1914–15 Scottish Second Division[4] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c James Hastie on Lives of the First World War
  2. ^ a b c "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914-1915" (PDF). Edinburgh's War. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Casualty Details: Hastie, James". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ a b "James Hastie | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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