Ian Scott Hastie (1887 – after 1911) was an English professional

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who played in

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for

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. Hastie joined Birmingham from junior football in north London in May 1911, and made his debut on 18 November 1911, standing in for regular

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Charlie Millington in a 2–0 defeat away at

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.Matthews, p. 158. This was the only first-team game that Hastie, a good dribbler but lacking awareness of the game as a whole, played for the club before leaving for

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at the end of the 1911–12 season.

References

1887 births Year of death missing Footballers from London English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Birmingham City F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players English Football League players Date of birth missing Place of death missing {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub