Gordon Haigh
Inside-forward (1951-1952)
He wore the first-team number 8 shirt for most of his only Vicarage Road season, after which he returned to the area in which he had first emerged as a professional footballer immediately after the Second World War, when already in his mid- twenties. Although he scored for Burnley on his Football League début, he made only spasmodic first-team appearances but earned a championship medal when the Reserves won the Central League in 1948/49. Five of Gordon Haigh’s Watford goals, including two against Aylesbury United in a FA Cup tie, came in a mid-season sequence of six games.
West Herts / Watford Career
Football League Career
| Season | Club | Apps | Subs | Goals | League Status and Final Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946/1947 | Burnley | 6 | 1 | Football League Division 2 - 2nd of 22 (Promoted) | |
| 1947/1948 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | Football League Division 1 - 3rd of 22 | |
| 1948/1949 | Burnley | 6 | 1 | Football League Division 1 - 15th of 22 | |
| 1949/1950 | Burnley | 2 | Football League Division 1 - 10th of 22 | ||
| 1949/1950 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 12th of 22 | ||
| 1950/1951 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 14 | 3 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 9th of 24 | |
| 1951/1952 | WATFORD | 29 | 5 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 21st of 24 |