Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Higgins | ||
Date of birth | 23 January 1880 | ||
Place of birth | Beith, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Centre half, right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1905–1908 | Queen's Park | 19 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Higgins was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a centre half.
Personal life
Higgins rose to the rank of lieutenant in the Royal Scots Fusiliers during the First World War. While holding the rank of second lieutenant, he was shot in the hand in 1915.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Queen's Park | 1905–06 | Scottish First Division | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Career total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
- 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup
References
- ^ "Higgins, George". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 2" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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