Harry Baird

Position: forward

Northern Ireland

HAN	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	26	17	5	4	55	23	+32	65.38
A	27	7	8	12	38	47	-9	25.93
TOTALS	53	24	13	16	93	70	+23	45.28

Name: Henry "Harry" Baird

Birthdate: 17-08-1913

Age: 112

Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Height: 5' 9" (1.75m)

Weight: 11st 4lbs (71.67kg)

Years at Club: 1936-1938

Signing Info: Transferred from: Linfield, 21/01/1937, £3,500

Previous Clubs: Dunmurry FC, Bangor FC, Linfield, Winsor Park Swifts

Debut: 23/01/1937 v Sheffield Wednesday (A) 0-1 (League Division One)

Farewell: Transferred to Huddersfield Town, 09/1938, £3,750

Passed Away: 22/05/1973

Biography

Harry Baird (August 17, 1913 - May 22, 1973) was a Northern Irish footballer renowned for his versatility as a centre-forward and midfielder. Born in Belfast, he began his football journey with Dunmurry before advancing to Bangor in 1932. His impressive performances led to a move to Linfield in 1933, where he contributed to the team's Irish League title in the 1934–35 season and an Irish Cup victory in 1936.

In January 1937, Baird joined Manchester United for a fee of £3,500. Despite the team's relegation in the 1936–37 season, he played a pivotal role in their immediate promotion back to the First Division, finishing as the joint top scorer with 15 goals in the 1937–38 season.

Baird transferred to Huddersfield Town in September 1938, helping the team reach the FA Cup semi-final in 1939. During World War II, he served in the RAF and guested for several clubs, including Linfield and Ipswich Town. Post-war, he signed with Ipswich Town in 1946, making 216 league appearances and scoring six goals until his retirement in the 1951–52 season.

Internationally, Baird represented the Irish League XI in 1936 and earned a cap for the Ireland national team (IFA XI) in 1938. He was also called up by the FAI XI but did not play due to eligibility disputes.

Baird's career is remembered for his contributions to multiple clubs and his involvement in the complex international football landscape of his time.



		League		League Cup		FA Cup		Charity Shield		European Cup		Europa League		Super Cup		Cup Winners Cup		Inter-cont Cup		World Clubs Cup

No	Season																					Season Goals	Season Apps
1.	1936-1937	3	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14
2.	1937-1938	12	35	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	39
TOTALS		15	49	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	53

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

No	Opponent

1.	Nottingham Forest	2	2
2.	West Ham United	2	2
3.	Barnsley	2	3
4.	Stoke City	1	1
5.	Yeovil Town	1	1
6.	Southampton	1	1
7.	Fulham	1	1
8.	Sheffield Wednesday	1	2
9.	Brentford	1	2
10.	Everton	1	2
11.	Blackburn Rovers	1	2
12.	Chesterfield	1	2
13.	Norwich City	1	2
14.	Bradford Park Avenue	1	2
15.	Burnley	1	2

No	Opponent

1.	Barnsley	3	2
2.	Sheffield Wednesday	2	1
3.	Brentford	2	1
4.	Everton	2	1
5.	Newcastle United	2	0
6.	Coventry City	2	0
7.	Luton Town	2	0
8.	Sheffield United	2	0
9.	Tottenham Hotspur	2	0
10.	Blackburn Rovers	2	1
11.	Chesterfield	2	1
12.	Aston Villa	2	0
13.	Norwich City	2	1
14.	Swansea City	2	0
15.	Bradford Park Avenue	2	1
16.	Nottingham Forest	2	2
17.	West Ham United	2	2
18.	Burnley	2	1
19.	Preston North End	1	0
20.	Arsenal	1	0
21.	Portsmouth	1	0
22.	Chelsea	1	0
23.	Stoke City	1	1
24.	Charlton Athletic	1	0
25.	Grimsby Town	1	0
26.	Liverpool	1	0
27.	Leeds United	1	0
28.	West Bromwich Albion	1	0
29.	Yeovil Town	1	1
30.	Stockport County	1	0
31.	Southampton	1	1
32.	Fulham	1	1
33.	Plymouth Argyle	1	0
34.	Bury	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	No

1.	Seed, Angus	3
2.	Curtis, Harry	2
3.	Kelly, Theo	2
4.	Mather, Tom	2
5.	Storer, Harry	2
6.	Liddell, Ned	2
7.	Davison, Teddy	2
8.	Tresadern, Jack	2
9.	Taylor, Reg	2
10.	Harvey, Bill	2
11.	Hogan, Jimmy	2
12.	Young, Bob	2
13.	Green, Haydn	2
14.	Steele, David	2
15.	Wightman, Harold	2
16.	Paynter, Charlie	2
17.	Boland, Alf	2
18.	Walker, Billy	1
19.	Muirhead, Tommy	1
20.	Allison, George	1
21.	Tinn, Jack	1
22.	Knighton, Leslie	1
23.	McGrory, Bob	1
24.	Seed, Jimmy	1
25.	Spencer, Charlie	1
26.	Kay, George	1
27.	Hampson, Billy	1
28.	Everiss, Fred	1
29.	Halliday, David	1
30.	?	1
31.	Parker, Tom	1
32.	McMullan, Jimmy	1
33.	Peart, Jack	1
34.	Jack, Bob	1
35.	Bullock, Norman	1

No	MUFC Managers	Count

1.	Crickmer, Walter	32
2.	Duncan, Scott	21

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Barnsley	3
2.	Sheffield Wednesday	2
3.	Brentford	2
4.	Everton	2
5.	Newcastle United	2
6.	Coventry City	2
7.	Luton Town	2
8.	Sheffield United	2
9.	Tottenham Hotspur	2
10.	Blackburn Rovers	2
11.	Chesterfield	2
12.	Aston Villa	2
13.	Norwich City	2
14.	Swansea City	2
15.	Bradford Park Avenue	2
16.	Nottingham Forest	2
17.	West Ham United	2
18.	Burnley	2
19.	Preston North End	1
20.	Arsenal	1
21.	Portsmouth	1
22.	Chelsea	1
23.	Stoke City	1
24.	Charlton Athletic	1
25.	Grimsby Town	1
26.	Liverpool	1
27.	Leeds United	1
28.	West Bromwich Albion	1
29.	Yeovil Town	1
30.	Stockport County	1
31.	Southampton	1
32.	Fulham	1
33.	Plymouth Argyle	1
34.	Bury	1

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

1.	England	51
2.	Wales	2

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division Two	35
2.	League Division One	14
3.	FA Cup	4

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	26
2.	Hillsborough	2
3.	Oakwell	2
4.	Anfield	1
5.	Boleyn Ground	1
6.	Bramall Lane	1
7.	Carrow Road	1
8.	City Ground, Nottingham	1
9.	Ewood Park	1
10.	Goodison Park	1
11.	Griffin Park	1
12.	Highbury	1
13.	Highfield Road	1
14.	Home Park	1
15.	Kenilworth Road	1
16.	Park Avenue	1
17.	Saltergate	1
18.	St James Park, Newcastle	1
19.	Stamford Bridge	1
20.	The Dell	1
21.	The Hawthorns	1
22.	The Valley	1
23.	Turf Moor	1
24.	Vetch Field	1
25.	Villa Park	1
26.	White Hart Lane	1

No	Date	Opponent	Competition

Player has never been sent off during a match.

No	Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	Competition

Player never featured in a Cup Final.

Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000

No	Date	Opponents	Competition	Penaltys

Player has never scored a penalty for the club.

Date

Opponent

Competition

Own Goals

Player has never scored an own goal against the club.

No	Date	Opponent	Competition	Goals

Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.

All Matches played

No	Date ▲	Opponent	F-A	HAN		Scorers	Opponent scorers
1.	23-01-1937	Sheffield Wednesday	0-1	A	0		Walter Millership 10'
2.	03-02-1937	Preston North End	1-1	H	0	William Wrigglesworth 24'	Willie Fagan 69'
3.	06-02-1937	Arsenal	1-1	A	0	Harry Rowley 40' (pen)	Bobby Davidson ??'
4.	13-02-1937	Brentford	1-3	H	1	Harry Baird 18'	Billy Scott 28, Bobby Reid 60', ??'
5.	20-02-1937	Portsmouth	0-1	H	0		Jack Weddle 7'
6.	27-02-1937	Chelsea	2-4	A	0	George Gladwin 26', Thomas Bamford 31'	George Mills 47', 83', Jimmy Argue 18', 85'
7.	06-03-1937	Stoke City	2-1	H	1	James McClelland 4', Harry Baird 80'	Fred Steele 62'
8.	13-03-1937	Charlton Athletic	0-3	A	0		Monty Wilkinson 70', 84', Ronald Green 72'
9.	20-03-1937	Grimsby Town	1-1	H	0	Jack Cape 46'	Frederick Crack 37'
10.	26-03-1937	Everton	2-1	H	1	Harry Baird 30', George Mutch 67'	Torry Gillick 86'
11.	27-03-1937	Liverpool	0-2	A	0		Alf Hanson 23', Fred Howe 90'
12.	29-03-1937	Everton	3-2	A	0	George Mutch 25', William Bryant 50' (pen), Ronald Ferrier 66'	Tommy Lawton 25', Alex Stevenson 75'
13.	03-04-1937	Leeds United	0-0	H	0
14.	24-04-1937	West Bromwich Albion	0-1	A	0		Harry Jones 55'
15.	28-08-1937	Newcastle United	3-0	H	0	William Bryant 64', Thomas Manley 74, 76'
16.	30-08-1937	Coventry City	0-1	A	0		Jack Griffiths 1' (o.g.)
17.	04-09-1937	Luton Town	0-1	A	0		Albert Dawes 72'
18.	08-09-1937	Coventry City	2-2	H	0	William Bryant 51', Thomas Bamford 55'	Les Jones 75', Arthur Fitton 86'
19.	02-10-1937	Sheffield United	0-1	H	0		Jack Pickering 88'
20.	09-10-1937	Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	A	0	Thomas Manley 70'
21.	16-10-1937	Blackburn Rovers	1-1	A	0	Thomas Bamford 15'	Billy Guest 16'
22.	13-11-1937	Chesterfield	7-1	A	1	Thomas Manley 7', Thomas Bamford 15', 22', 38', 64', Harry Baird 26', William Bryant 56'	*Walter McMillen 37'
23.	20-11-1937	Aston Villa	3-1	H	0	Thomas Manley 15', Thomas Bamford 41', Stan Pearson 65'	Bob Iverson 83'
24.	27-11-1937	Norwich City	3-2	A	1	Harry Baird 3', William Bryant 40', Stan Pearson 59'	Tim Coleman 67', 75'
25.	04-12-1937	Swansea City	5-1	H	0	Jack Rowley 40', 60', 63', 86', William Bryant 58'	Tommy Olsen 72'
26.	11-12-1937	Bradford Park Avenue	0-4	A	0		Thomas Lewis 15', Jack Wesley 35', George Henson 82', Jimmy Robertson 89'
27.	27-12-1937	Nottingham Forest	4-3	H	2	Harry Baird 25', 68', William McKay 31', William Wrigglesworth 88'	Charlie Gardiner 8', Tommy Graham 31', David Martin 65'
28.	28-12-1937	Nottingham Forest	3-2	A	0	Johnny Carey 8', William Bryant 55', Thomas Bamford 58'	David Martin 43', Gib McNaughton 87'
29.	01-01-1938	Newcastle United	2-2	A	0	Jack Rowley 28', Thomas Bamford 40'	*Jack Smith 47', 51'
30.	08-01-1938	Yeovil Town	3-0	H	1	Stan Pearson 60', Harry Baird 68', Thomas Bamford 80'
31.	15-01-1938	Luton Town	4-2	H	0	Thomas Bamford 11', William Bryant 33', William McKay 41', Johnny Carey 62'	Charlie Ferguson 51', Billy Redfern 55'
32.	22-01-1938	Barnsley	2-2	A	1	Johnny Carey 11', Harry Baird 43'	Frank Bokas 13', Fred Fisher 55'
33.	26-01-1938	Barnsley	1-0	H	1	Harry Baird 50'
34.	29-01-1938	Stockport County	3-1	H	0	William McKay 68', William Bryant 86', Thomas Bamford 89'	Jimmy Smailes 44'
35.	02-02-1938	Barnsley	2-2	A	0	Jack Smith 37', Jack Rowley 59'	Douglas Hunt 4', Herbert Barlow 49'
36.	05-02-1938	Southampton	3-3	A	1	Hubert Redwood 35' (pen), 72' (pen), Harry Baird 74'	Harry Osman 50', 68', Arthur Holt 65'
37.	12-02-1938	Brentford	0-2	A	0		Jack Holliday 34', Bobby Reid 88'
38.	17-02-1938	Sheffield United	2-1	A	0	Jack Smith 40', William Bryant 83'	Charlie Leyfield 80'
39.	19-02-1938	Tottenham Hotspur	0-1	H	0		Fred Sargent 30'
40.	23-02-1938	West Ham United	4-0	H	2	Jackie Wassall 2', Jack Smith 19', Harry Baird 43', 88'
41.	26-02-1938	Blackburn Rovers	2-1	H	1	Harry Baird 23', William Bryant 29'	Tom Hargreaves 1'
42.	05-03-1938	Sheffield Wednesday	3-1	A	1	James Brown 2', Harry Baird 44', Jack Rowley 60'	Len Massarella 75'
43.	12-03-1938	Fulham	1-0	H	1	Harry Baird 8'
44.	19-03-1938	Plymouth Argyle	1-1	A	0	Jack Rowley 5'	Bill Hullett 65'
45.	26-03-1938	Chesterfield	4-1	H	0	Johnny Carey 15', Jack Smith 30', 75', William Bryant 87'	Jack Hughes 23'
46.	02-04-1938	Aston Villa	0-3	A	0		Frank Broome 25', John Maund 50', Eric Houghton 71' (pen)
47.	09-04-1938	Norwich City	0-0	H	0
48.	15-04-1938	Burnley	0-1	A	0		Bob Brocklebank 60'
49.	16-04-1938	Swansea City	2-2	A	0	Jack Smith 11', Jack Rowley 24'	*Jack Warner 20', Sid Lawrence 46' (pen)
50.	18-04-1938	Burnley	4-0	H	1	William Bryant 47', Harry Baird 77', William McKay 85', 86'
51.	23-04-1938	Bradford Park Avenue	3-1	H	1	William McKay 4', Jack Smith 25', Harry Baird 53'	Thomas Lewis 52'
52.	30-04-1938	West Ham United	0-1	A	0		Len Goulden 87'
53.	07-05-1938	Bury	2-0	H	0	Jack Smith 24', William McKay 63'

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