| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | George Haigh | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1915[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Reddish, England[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 April 2019 (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 | ||||||||||||||||
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.
- ^ a b "Stockport County legend turns 100". PFA.com. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "County Legend George Haigh at Brackley tomorrow". Stockport County F.C. 27 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "George Haigh - The Oldest Surviving Professional Footballer In the World". Stockport County F.C. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.