Gordon Haynes (21 December 1928 – 4 July 2015) is a former professional

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footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for Swinton and

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as a .

Background

Gordon Haynes was born in

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, England. He played amateur rugby league for Latchford Albion before signing for Swinton.

International honours

Gordon Haynes represented

while at Swinton in April 1956 against France (non-

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match) at Odsal Stadium, Bradford. Great Britain won 18-10 in front of a crowd of 10,453.Edgar, Harry (2007). ''Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 age-110'. Rugby League Journal Publishing. History of Rugby League Volume 61 1955-56 page 17 edited by Irvin Saxton Along with William "Billy" Banks, Edward "Ted" Cahill,

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, William "Billy" Ivison, Robert "Bob" Kelly, John McKeown, George Parsons and Edward "Ted" Slevin, Gordon Haynes' only

appearance came against

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prior to 1957, these matches were not considered as Test matches by the

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, and consequently

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were not awarded.

References

External links

Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
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