Alexander Higgins (7 November 1863 – 17 April 1920) was a Scottish footballer who played for Kilmarnock, Derby County, Nottingham Forest and the Scotland national team.
Despite scoring a hat-trick in an 8–2 win over Ireland, he was never selected again for his country;[2] James B. Niven, later of Chelsea, also gained his only cap in that game (only Scotland-based players were considered until 1896).
Higgins joined English club Derby County in August 1888 and made his Football League debut on 8 September 1888, playing at centre-forward, at Pike's Lane, the then home of Bolton Wanderers.
[3] Higgins left Derby in 1890 and joined Nottingham Forest, where he remained until 1894, when he returned to Scotland and Kilmarnock for a short unsuccessful bid for the Scottish Cup.
[1][4] Higgins died on 17 April 1920, the same day his first club Kilmarnock won the Scottish Cup for the first time in their history.