George Higgins (footballer, born 1880)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Higgins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Beith, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half, right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1908 | Queen's Park | 19 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Higgins was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a centre half.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Higgins rose to the rank of lieutenant in the Royal Scots Fusiliers during the First World War.[2] While holding the rank of second lieutenant, he was shot in the hand in 1915.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1905–06[1] | Scottish First Division | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
- ^ 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Higgins, George". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ a b "The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 2" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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- 1880 births
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Men's association football wing halves
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- Footballers from North Ayrshire
- Military personnel from North Ayrshire
- Sportspeople from Beith
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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