Personal information | |||
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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]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
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]