Robert Gordon (English footballer)
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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)
| 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]
