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Dennis Higgins (footballer)

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Dennis Higgins
Personal information
Full name Dennis Higgins
Date of birth 1915
Place of birth Wolstanton, England
Date of death (1942-09-25)25 September 1942 (age 26-27)
Place of death British-occupied Egypt
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1933–1934 Leek Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1935 Tamworth
1935–1939 Fulham 30 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dennis Higgins (1915 – 25 September 1942) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Tamworth and Fulham. He was killed in action in World War II.

Family

Higgins was born at Wolstanton, Staffordshire, son of Michael Joseph Higgins and his wife Mary Jane.[1]

Playing career

Higgins played for Tamworth and Fulham. During World War II he appeared as a guest for Port Vale from September 1939 to May 1940, when he was conscripted into the army.[2]

Death

Higgins, who served as a private in the 9th battalion Durham Light Infantry,[1] was killed in action in British-occupied Egypt on 25 September 1942, age recordedly 26.[1][2] He left a widow, Nancy, living in Leek, Staffordshire. Having no known grave, he is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial.[1]

Statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 1935–36 Second Division 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
1936–37 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1937–38 Second Division 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
1938–39 Second Division 24 10 2 0 0 0 26 10
1939–40 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 30 12 2 0 2 0 34 12

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Commonwealth War Graves casualty details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 136. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  3. ^ Dennis Higgins at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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