Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Taylor Hesford | ||
Date of birth | 13 April 1916 | ||
Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
Date of death | 15 June 1982 | (aged 66)||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1934–1949 | Huddersfield Town | 203 | (0) |
Stalybridge Celtic | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Taylor Hesford (13 April 1916 – 15 June 1982) was an English professional footballer who played all his professional career as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town.
Hesford was born in Bolton.[1][2] In 1950, Robert was teaching at Spring Grove Junior school in Huddersfield.[citation needed]. He was praised for his sportsmanship and skill in saving a penalty that was retaken at Old Trafford against Manchester United by J.P.W. Mallalieu in the Sporting Manners chapter of his book, Sporting Days[3]
Three of Hesford's sons had successful sporting careers. Bob Hesford was an England rugby union international; Steve Hesford played rugby league for Warrington; and Iain Hesford was a goalkeeper like his father, playing for Blackpool and Sunderland amongst a number of clubs.[4]