Billy Cairns

William Hart Cairns (7 October 1914 – 1988) was an English footballer who played as a Centre forward.

Billy Cairns
Personal information
Full name William Hart Cairns
Date of birth (1912-10-07)7 October 1912
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death 1988 (aged 7374)
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1934 Stargate Rovers
1934–1939 Newcastle United 87 (51)
1944–1946 Gateshead 0 (0)
1946–1954 Grimsby Town 221 (121)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Cairns started his career with non-league Stargate Rovers before signing for Newcastle United in 1934. He scored a total of 53 goals in 90 league & cup appearances for Newcastle before the outbreak of World War II. Cairns signed for Gateshead in 1944, appearing in the 1945–46 FA Cup. He scored 5 goals in 4 games during the competition before signing for Grimsby Town prior to The Football League resuming in 1946–47. He played over 220 games for Grimsby before retiring in 1954.

Sources

  • "Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database". Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  • "Billy Cairns". Football Database. Retrieved 15 September 2012.


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