Haughton Ackroyd (24 June 1894 – 14 February 1979) was a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played in the

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for Wigan Borough. Born in

Todmorden Todmorden ( ; ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is north-east of Manchester, south-east of Burnley and west of Halifax, West Yorkshire, Hal ...

, England, Ackroyd made his debut for Wigan in March 1922 in a 3–3 draw against

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

. He made five league appearances for the club before being released at the end of the 1921–22 season.

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1894 births 1979 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Wigan Borough F.C. players English Football League players Lytham F.C. players Sportspeople from Todmorden Footballers from West Yorkshire {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub