Eric Kirby

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Eric Kirby
Personal information
Full name Eric Kirby[1]
Date of birth (1926-12-19)19 December 1926[1]
Place of birth Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England[1]
Date of death May 2018 (aged 91)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1952 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
1952–1953 York City 1 (0)
Total 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Kirby (12 October 1926 - May 2018) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back in the Football League for York City, and was on the books of Sheffield Wednesday without making a league appearance.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 351. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
  2. ^ a b Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
  3. ^ "Eric Kirby". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 February 2020.