George Haigh
English footballer (1915–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the British botanist and ornithologist, see George Henry Caton Haigh.
George Haigh (26 June 1915 – 23 April 2019) was an English professional footballer, mainly known for his association with Stockport County. At the age of 103, he was the oldest surviving former County player,[2] and had been widely attributed for being the oldest surviving former professional footballer,[3] although Arthur Smith was one month older at the time of Haigh's death.
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Full name | George Haigh | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1915-06-26)26 June 1915[1] | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Reddish, England[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 April 2019(2019-04-23) (aged 103) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
1931–1936 | Manchester City | |||||||||||||||
1936–1938 | Stockport County | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1938–1940 | Stockport County | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
1940–1942 | Morecambe | |||||||||||||||
1942–1945 | Rochdale | |||||||||||||||
1945–1946 | Lancaster City | |||||||||||||||
1948–1952 | Rossendale United | 109 | (2) | |||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||
1948–1952 | Rossendale United (player-manager) | |||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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