Benjamin Haigh Green (23 February 1883 – 26 April 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 117 goals from 406 matches in the Football League playing for Barnsley, Small Heath (renamed Birmingham in 1905), Burnley, Preston North End and Blackpool.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Haigh Green | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1883[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Penistone, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 April 1917 (aged 34)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Arras area, France | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Penistone Rising Star | |||
| Penistone | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1903 | Barnsley | 46 | (18) |
| 1903–1909 | Small Heath / Birmingham[a] | 185 | (43) |
| 1909–1911 | Burnley | 71 | (29) |
| 1911–1913 | Preston North End | 73 | (23) |
| 1913–1915 | Blackpool | 31 | (4) |
| Total | 360 | (99) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He made nearly 200 appearances for Small Heath / Birmingham in all competitions, and scored the first goal at the club's new ground, St Andrew's, on 29 December 1906, three days after the official opening, for which he was rewarded with a piano.[4]
Green was born in Penistone, Yorkshire,[1] and was killed in action in France in 1917, where he was serving as a private with the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).[2] His sister Lucy captained the Huddersfield Atalanta Ladies F.C. in the 1920s.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ Small Heath was renamed Birmingham ahead of the 1905–06 season.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b "Casualty details: Green, Benjamin Haigh". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ "Small Heath". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Obituary in the Huddersfield Examiner (15/Jan/1958), transcribed on Huddersfield Exposed.
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