Dennis Higgins (footballer)

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Dennis Higgins
Personal information
Full name Dennis Higgins
Date of birth 1915
Place of birth Wolstanton, England
Date of death (1942-09-25)25 September 1942 (age 26-27)
Place of death British-occupied Egypt
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1933–1934 Leek Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1935 Tamworth
1935–1939 Fulham 30 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Dennis Higgins (1915 – 25 September 1942) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Tamworth and Fulham. He was killed in action in World War II.

Family[]

Higgins was born at Wolstanton, Staffordshire, son of Michael Joseph Higgins and his wife Mary Jane.[1]

Playing career[]

Higgins played for Tamworth and Fulham. During World War II he appeared as a guest for Port Vale from September 1939 to May 1940, when he was conscripted into the army.[2]

Death[]

Higgins, who served as a private in the 9th battalion Durham Light Infantry,[1] was killed in action in British-occupied Egypt on 25 September 1942, age recordedly 26.[1][2] He left a widow, Nancy, living in Leek, Staffordshire. Having no known grave, he is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial.[1]

Statistics[]

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham Second Division 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Second Division 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Second Division 24 10 2 0 0 0 26 10
1939–40 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 30 12 2 0 2 0 34 12

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Commonwealth War Graves casualty details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 136. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  3. ^ Dennis Higgins at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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