Gordon Haigh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Haigh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
| Date of death | 22 August 2011 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Nelson, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1950 | Burnley | 18 | (3) |
| 1950–1951 | Bournemouth & Boscombe | 17 | (3) |
| 1951–1952 | Watford | 29 | (5) |
| Rossendale United | ? | (?) | |
| Nelson | ? | (?) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gordon Haigh (18 August 1921 – 22 August 2011)[2] was an English professional association football player who played as an inside forward.
Having played 18 league games for Burnley in the four league seasons after World War II, he was the club's second oldest surviving player by the time of his death on 22 August 2011, four days after his 90th birthday – second only to George Knight, who was three months older and died 10 days later.
References
General
- Gordon Haigh career stats at the Post-War Player Database
- Gordon Haigh obituary on ClaretsMad website for Burnley FC
Specific
- ^ "Gordon Haigh". Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Haigh, Gordon". The Longside Reference. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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