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English footballer
Work field
Gender
Male
Birth
Place of birth
Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Place of death
North Africa
Age
27 years
Sports Teams
Tamworth F.C.
Fulham F.C.
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Biography
Dennis Higgins (1915 – 25 September 1942) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Tamworth and Fulham. He was killed in action in World War II.
Family
Higgins was born at Wolstanton, Staffordshire, son of Michael Joseph Higgins and his wife Mary Jane.
Playing career
Higgins played for Tamworth and Fulham. During World War II he appeared as a guest for Port Vale from September 1939 to May 1940, when he was conscripted into the army.
Death
Higgins, who served as a private in the 9th battalion Durham Light Infantry, was killed in action in British-occupied Egypt on 25 September 1942, age recordedly 26. He left a widow, Nancy, living in Leek, Staffordshire. Having no known grave, he is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial.
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| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fulham | 1935–36 | Second Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1936–37 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1937–38 | Second Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1938–39 | Second Division | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | |
| 1939–40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 12 | ||
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Notable English Football players
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Notable British Football players
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Notable British Football players
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Notable English Association football players
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Notable British Association football players
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Notable British Association football players
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