He played at representative level for Great Britain, England, British Empire and Lancashire, and at club level for Widnes, as a centre, prop, second-row, or loose forward.
[1] Higgins' birth was registered in Prescot district, Lancashire, and his death aged 56 was registered in Widnes district, Lancashire, England.
[3] Higgins played in Widnes' 18-5 victory over Keighley in the 1936–37 Challenge Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1937.
Higgins played at centre in Widnes' 4-5 defeat by Wigan in the 1928–29 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1928–29 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 24 November 1928,[5] played at prop in Widnes' 7-3 victory over Wigan in the 1945–46 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1945–46 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 27 October 1945.
Alec Higgins is occasionally misnamed as "Harold", this error was previously shown on the rugbyleagueproject.org reference, that has now been corrected.