Johnny Haynes

English footballer (1934-2005)

Johnny Haynes (17 October 1934 – 18 October 2005) is a former English football player. He was captain of Fulham, played for England national team and captained it. He was a forward, playing on the left wing as an outside left or inside left. Today he would be called an attacking midfield player. His job was to provide balls to the strikers. He played three times for England in the FIFA World Cup.

Johnny Haynes
Haynes with England in 1959
Personal information
Full name John Norman Haynes
Date of birth (1934-10-17)17 October 1934
Place of birth Kentish Town, London, England
Date of death 18 October 2005(2005-10-18) (aged 71)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1970 Fulham 594 (146)
1951Wimbledon (loan) 6 (4)
1961Toronto City (loan) 5 (1)
1970–1971 Durban City 24 (9)
1972–1973 Wealdstone 3 (0)
Total 632 (160)
National team
1955–1957 England U23 8 (8)
1954–1962 England 56 (18)
Teams managed
1968 Fulham (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He has a statue outside of Craven Cottage.

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 1952–53 Second Division 18 1
1953–54 41 16
1954–55 37 8
1955–56 40 18
1956–57 33 5
1957–58 38 15
1958–59 34 26
1959–60 First Division 31 10
1960–61 39 9
1961–62 38 5
1962–63 8 0
1963–64 40 8
1964–65 39 5
1965–66 33 6
1966–67 36 6
1967–68 34 5
1968–69 Second Division 28 1
1969–70 Third Division 27 3
Career total 594 147

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 1954 1 1
1955 2 0
1956 7 4
1957 6 3
1958 10 4
1959 7 1
1960 7 3
1961 8 2
1962 8 0
Total 56 18

Honours change

Durban City

Individual

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Johnny Haynes". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 28 January 2010.