Henry Haddock (26 July 1925 – 18 December 1998) was a Scottish
footballer
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who played as a
left back
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and spent almost his entire career with
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. He was also selected in the
Scotland
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squad for the
1958 FIFA World Cup
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. He was renowned for his long
throw in
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Award
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ability.
Club career
Haddock was born in
Glasgow
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and began his senior career at
Exeter City
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while with the
RAF
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during
World War II
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, stationed in the Midlands. Haddock also appeared for Renfrew Juniors.
He joined
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* Clyde (given name)
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For townships see also Clyde Township
Australia
* Clyde, New South Wales
* Clyde, Victoria
* Clyde River, New South Wales
Canada
* Clyde, Alberta
* Clyde, Ontario, a tow ...
in September 1949 (though a serious injury almost ended his career before it began) and became a reliable fixture in the side over the following 13 seasons, latterly as captain. He enjoyed his fair share of ups and downs during this period: the ''Bully Wee'' were relegated in 1950–51, 1955–56 and 1960–61 although they enjoyed an instant return as
Second Division
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champions on each occasion. Haddock also helped his side reach two
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1954–55,
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were defeated 1–0 in a replay, while in 1957–58, Hibernian were defeated 1–0 at the first attempt. Haddock was voted
Rex Kingsley Footballer of the Year
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for the 1958–59 season, aged 34.Hall of Fame profile Clyde FC
In 14 years as a senior and international footballer, Haddock was never booked, sent off, or even admonished by a referee.
International career
In the 1950s, Haddock along with
Tommy Ring
Thomas Ring (8 August 1930 – 5 October 1997) was a Scottish footballer, who played at outside left for Ashfield Juniors, Clyde, Everton, Barnsley, Aberdeen, Fraserburgh, Stevenage Town and for Scotland.
Club career
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junior
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players to later earn full international honours for that decade.
Haddock made his international debut came against the Mighty Magyars team in 1954. His international career was somewhat less auspicious, as
Scotland
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won only one of the six games he featured in, which included two heavy defeats by
England
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, 7–2 in 1955 and 4–0 in 1958. Following the 7–2 defeat, Haddock was publicly praised by
Stanley Matthews
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for his refusal to resort to foul play. The latter match would prove to be his final international appearance, as despite his selection in the
1958 FIFA World Cup
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squad, he did not feature in the finals in
Sweden
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.
In addition, Haddock was also selected to play in seven
Scottish League XI
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matches, winning on all seven of his appearances, with his solitary goal from the penalty spot against the
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For a long period the annual fixture b ...
at
Hampden Park
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in 1955. He was an ever present for
Glasgow
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against
Sheffield
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in the annual inter-city challenge match between 1954 and 1960. Haddock captained the side in the last ever fixture in 1960.
Haddock played in many Scotland XI international trial matches, including games against Scotland B,
British Army
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Rutherglen
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, Glasgow in 1998.
Honours
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Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1954–55, 1957–58
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Scottish Division Two
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Glasgow Cup
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