Harry Baldwin (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 July 1920[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 October 2010 (aged 90)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Northampton,[2] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1936 | Sutton Coldfield Town | ||
| 1936–1939 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | (0) |
| 1939–1952 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 164 | (0) |
| 1952–1953 | Kettering Town | ||
| 1953–1955 | Walsall | 37 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | Wellington Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harry Baldwin (17 July 1920 – 28 October 2010) was an English professional
Life and career
Baldwin was born in
Second World War.[1]
He served in the
Nottingham Forest and Northampton Town,[5] and then returned to Brighton & Hove Albion. For the next seven seasons, Baldwin shared the goalkeeper position with Jack Ball, and took his appearance total to 183 in first-team competitions. Despite his lack of height – he stood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) – he was particularly adept at saving penalties: in the 1947–48 season he saved seven penalties out of nine faced, including five in succession.[1][6]
Baldwin moved on in 1952 to an engineering job in
Baldwin died in Northampton in 2010 at the age of 90.[6]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ a b "Harry Baldwin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "History: Between the wars". Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Penalty expert who rode his good luck". The Argus. Brighton. 8 April 2001. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b c Nicoli, Luke (1 November 2010). "Harry Baldwin 1920–2010". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010.
- ^ Edwards, Leigh. "Ultimate Saddlers A–Z 1". Walsall F.C. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011.