Keith Hird

Robert Keith Bryan Hird (25 November 1939 – September 1967), known as Keith Hird , was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Sunderland and Darlington . He also played non-league football for Annfield Plain . [ 4 ] Hird was born in Annfield Plain , County Durham, and played for his hometown club before joining Sunderland in 1957. [ 1 ] His only first-team appearance was in the last match of the 1960–61 Football League season – replacing the previously ever-present Peter Wakeham – in a 1–1 draw HOME to Liverpool in the Second Division . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] He left the club in 1963, played 17 Fourth Division matches in his only season with Darlington , [ 1 ] and returned to Annfield Plain. [ 4 ] In September 1967, Hird went missing; he was found drowned in the River Tyne on 6 September. [ 1 ] [ a ] [ 7 ] His death was ruled a suicide. [ 7 ] — Wikipedia

Position

GK

Nationality

United Kingdom

Birthplace

Annfield Plain

Born

25 Nov 1939