George Higgins (footballer, born 1880)

George Higgins
Personal information
Full name George Higgins[1]
Date of birth 23 January 1880
Place of birth Beith, Scotland
Playing position Centre half, right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1908 Queen's Park 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

George Higgins was a Scottish amateur football centre half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1]

Personal life

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

Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1905–06[1] Scottish League First Division 19 0 1 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 23 0
Career total 19 0 1 0 3 0 23 4

Notes

  1. 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At October 2016 – Appendix 2" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 22 October 2016.


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