Robert Gordon (English footballer)
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| Full name | Robert Henry Gordon | ||
| Date of birth | 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Shankhouse, Northumberland, England | ||
| Date of death | 18 September 1940 (aged 22–23) | ||
| Place of death | Ely, Cambridgeshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1939 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Henry Gordon (1917 – 18 September 1940) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.
He also made a solitary 'guest' appearance for Mossley in the 1939–40 season.[1]
He died in September 1940 of pulmonary tuberculosis at RAF Hospital Ely in World War II whilst serving as a Leading Aircraftman of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in No 9 Sqn, RAF.[2][3]
References
[edit]- Ian Thomas; Owen Thomas; Alan Hodgson; John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.
- ^ "Gabrielson to Gurney". mossleyweb.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008.
- ^ cwgc entry
- ^ "Gordon R". internationalbcc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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Categories:
- 1917 births
- 1940 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from Northumberland
- Men's association football defenders
- English Football League players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II
- Mossley A.F.C. players
- Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
- Royal Air Force airmen
- 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis deaths in England
- Military personnel from Northumberland
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1910s birth stubs