Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 August 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||
Date of death | 27 May 1973 | (aged 59)||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward, midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
?–1932 | Dunmurry | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1932–1933 | Bangor | ||
1933–1937 | Linfield | ||
→ Windsor Park Swifts | |||
1937–1938 | Manchester United | 49 | (15) |
1938–1940 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | (4) |
→ Derby County (guest) | |||
→ Grimsby Town (guest) | |||
→ Halifax Town (guest) | |||
→ Ipswich Town (guest) | |||
→ Bradford Park Avenue (guest) | |||
→ Linfield (guest) | |||
1946–1952 | Ipswich Town | 216 | (6) |
International career | |||
1936 | Irish League XI | 2 | (1) |
1937 | Ireland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Harry Baird (17 August 1913 – 22 May 1973) was a Northern Irish footballer who played for, among others, Linfield, Manchester United, Huddersfield Town and Ipswich Town. He was born in Belfast, at the time part of the country of Ireland. As an international, Baird was also called up by both Ireland teams – FAI XI and the IFA XI – but only played for the latter.