Henry Boyd (footballer)
Henry Boyd (6 May 1868 – September 1913) was a Scottish footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 May 1868 | ||
| Place of birth | Pollokshaws, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | September 1913 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1892 | Sunderland Albion | ||
| 1892 | Burnley | ||
| 1892–1894 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 1893–1894 | → Third Lanark (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| 1894–1897 | Woolwich Arsenal | ||
| 1897–1899 | Newton Heath | 52 | (32) |
| 1899–1900 | Falkirk | ||
| National team | |||
| 1894 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
A forward, Boyd was born in Pollokshaws, near Glasgow, but spent most of his career in England. He started out at Sunderland Albion and Burnley before joining West Bromwich Albion in 1892. After two years of sparing appearances for the Baggies and a spell at Third Lanark, he moved south to join Second Division Woolwich Arsenal in 1894. He made an immediate impact, scoring on his debut against Grimsby Town on 10 September 1894, and scoring another seven goals in the next four matches.
However, a little after a month he broke his leg in a friendly match against Sunderland on 15 October and he was out of action for over a year. On his return, some seven matches into the 1895–96 season, he had recovered well enough to score prolifically, scoring 13 goals in 22 matches, and finishing the season as Arsenal's top scorer. The following season, he was even more prolific, scoring 10 times in 12 league matches, which attracted the attention of other clubs. Newton Heath signed him for £45 in January 1897; in all he played 41 matches for Woolwich Arsenal, scoring 31 times.
Boyd spent two and a half years with Newton Heath, scoring three hat-tricks in the 1897–98 season that he spent with the club, as he racked up 22 goals in total. However the following season, 1898–99, he only played five times (but still scored five goals), and in August 1899 he left Newton Heath for Falkirk. In all he scored 35 goals in 62 games for the Bank Street club, which makes him one of their most prolific forwards in terms of goals per game.
He died in Scotland in September 1913.
References
- London Hearts profile
- Harris, Jeff; Hogg, Tony, eds. (1995). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.
- Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 34. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- "Manchester United Statistics". Retrieved 6 January 2007.