Harry Baird (footballer)

Harry Baird
Personal information
Date of birth (1913-08-17)17 August 1913
Place of birth Belfast, Ireland
Date of death 27 May 1973(1973-05-27) (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.

  1. ^ "Harry Baird". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats (NIFG). Jonny Dewart. Retrieved 18 September 2024.