Alec Higgins

{{short description|Great Britain and England international rugby league footballer}}

{{For|other people with similar names|Alexander Higgins (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Alec Higgins

|fullname = Alec Higgins

|nickname =

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|birth_date = fourth ¼ 1908

|birth_place = Prescot district, England

|death_date = third ¼ 1965 (aged 56)

|death_place = Widnes district, England

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|position = {{rlp|CE|PR|SR|LF}}

|club1 = Widnes

|year1start = 1926

|year1end = 46

|appearances1 = 312

|tries1 = 38

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 114

|teamA = Lancashire

|yearAstart = 1937

|yearAend = 37

|appearancesA = 1

|triesA = 0

|goalsA = 0

|fieldgoalsA = 0

|pointsA = 0

|teamB = British Empire

|yearBstart = 1937

|yearBend =

|appearancesB = 1

|triesB = 0

|goalsB = 0

|fieldgoalsB = 0

|pointsB = 0

|teamC = England

|yearCstart = 1936

|yearCend = 39

|appearancesC = 6

|triesC = 0

|goalsC = 0

|fieldgoalsC = 0

|pointsC = 0

|teamD = Great Britain

|yearDstart = 1937

|yearDend =

|appearancesD = 2

|triesD = 0

|goalsD = 0

|fieldgoalsD = 0

|pointsD = 0

|new = yes

|retired = yes

|updated = 11 December 2024

|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/alec-higgins/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Higgins&submit=Go&c=England|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329054158/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Higgins&submit=Go&c=England|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 March 2018|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Higgins&submit=Go&c=GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231750/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Higgins&submit=Go&c=GB|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 March 2018|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}

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| relatives = Reg Higgins (son)
Fred Higgins (brother)

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Alec Higgins (birth registered fourth ¼ 1908{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=WauzD1S%2BhrIPm89wBClJjQ&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}} – third ¼ 1965) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England, British Empire and Lancashire, and at club level for Widnes, as a {{rlp|ce|pr|sr}}, or {{rlp|lf}}.