Keith Hird

Robert Keith Bryan Hird (25 November 1939 – 1967), known as Keith Hird, was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Sunderland and Darlington. He also played non-league football for Annfield Plain.[4]

Keith Hird
Personal information
Full name Robert Keith Bryan Hird[1]
Date of birth (1939-11-25)25 November 1939[1]
Place of birth Annfield Plain,[1] England
Date of death 1967[1] (aged 27)[lower-alpha 1]
Place of death Newcastle upon Tyne,[lower-alpha 1] England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Annfield Plain
1957–1963 Sunderland 1 (0)
1963–1964 Darlington 17 (0)
– Annfield Plain
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hird was born in Annfield Plain, County Durham, and played for his hometown club before joining Sunderland in 1957.[1] His only first-team appearance was in the last match of the 1960–61 Football League season – replacing the previously ever-present Peter Wakeham – in a 1–1 draw away to Liverpool in the Second Division.[5][6] He left the club in 1963, played 17 Fourth Division matches in his only season with Darlington,[1] and returned to Annfield Plain.[4] Hird died in 1967 at the age of 27.[1][lower-alpha 1]

Notes
  1. Hird's death was registered in the third quarter of 1992, in the Newcastle upon Tyne registration district.[2][3]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
  2. "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". Robert K B Hird. District: Newcastle upon Tyne. County: Northumberland. Volume: 1B. Page: 47. Retrieved 10 September 2014 – via Findmypast.
  3. "Newcastle upon Tyne registration district". UKBMD. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. "Keith Hird". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  5. "1960–61: Football League Division 2 – Match 42". The Statcat. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. "ALS One-hit Wonders XI". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 10 September 2014.


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