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Gordon Haigh Personal information Full name Gordon Haigh Date of birth 18 August 1921 Place of birth Barnsley, England Date of death 22 August 2011 (aged 90) Playing position 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 ? (?) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Gordon Haigh (18 August 1921 – 22 August 2011) 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.[1]
References
General
- Gordon Haigh career stats at the Post-War Player Database
- Gordon Haigh obituary on ClaretsMad website for Burnley FC
Specific
- ^ George Knight obituary on ClaretsMad website for Burnley FC
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