| Alec Shankly | |
| Fullname: | Alexander Shankly |
| Birth Place: | Glenbuck, Scotland |
| Position: | Inside left, left half |
| Years1: | –1916 |
| Clubs1: | Glenbuck Cherrypickers |
| Years2: | 1916–1920 |
| Clubs2: | Ayr United |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 1920–1922 |
| Clubs3: | Nithsdale Wanderers |
| Years4: | 1922– |
| Clubs4: | Portsmouth |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | –1923 |
| Clubs5: | Nithsdale Wanderers |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
Alexander Shankly was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Ayr United and Nithsdale Wanderers as an inside left.[1]
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. Shankly was troubled by sciatica after the war and returned to work as a miner before being forced into early retirement.[3]
| Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ayr United | 1916–17 | Scottish Division One | 18 | 2 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1917–18 | 11 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 3 | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| Nithsdale Wanderers | 1923–24 | Scottish Division Three | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |||