Sunday, 1 July 2007
First £100 a week football player
John Norman Haynes was born in Kentish Town, London on 17th October 1934
When he first played for Fulham in 1952 it was as an inside forward and his main job was to score goals but as football evolved so did Johnny Haynes and he became one of the first modern day playmakers in midfield.
After 594 league games (1952-69) for Fulham he moved to Durban City in 1970.
Johnny Haynes played for England 56 times of which 22 were as captain and scored 18 goals for his country
In 1961 Johnny Haynes became the first £100 a week football player in Britain
Haynes represented England at all five international levels - schoolboy, youth, under-23, "B" and senior
He missed the 1962 season as the result of a serious car crash
Johnny Haynes died 17th October 2005 as a result of a car crash in Edinburgh
When he first played for Fulham in 1952 it was as an inside forward and his main job was to score goals but as football evolved so did Johnny Haynes and he became one of the first modern day playmakers in midfield.
After 594 league games (1952-69) for Fulham he moved to Durban City in 1970.
Johnny Haynes played for England 56 times of which 22 were as captain and scored 18 goals for his country
In 1961 Johnny Haynes became the first £100 a week football player in Britain
Haynes represented England at all five international levels - schoolboy, youth, under-23, "B" and senior
He missed the 1962 season as the result of a serious car crash
Johnny Haynes died 17th October 2005 as a result of a car crash in Edinburgh
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