 Haynes withEngland in 1959 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Norman Haynes | ||
| Date of birth | (1934-10-17)17 October 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Kentish Town,London, England | ||
| Date of death | 18 October 2005(2005-10-18) (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1970 | Fulham | 594 | (146) |
| 1951 | →Wimbledon (loan) | 6 | (4) |
| 1961 | →Toronto City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1970–1971 | Durban City | 24 | (9) |
| 1972–1973 | Wealdstone | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 632 | (160) | |
| International career | |||
| 1955–1957 | England U23 | 8 | (8) |
| 1954–1962 | England | 56 | (18) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968 | Fulham (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Norman Haynes (17 October 1934 – 18 October 2005) was an Englishassociation footballer who played as aninside forward. He made 56 appearances for his country including 22 as captain. He was selected for three World Cup finals squads playing in the latter two of those. Nicknamed "the Maestro", his attacking play was noted for two-footed passing ability, vision and deftness of touch.[1] Haynes is widely regarded asFulham's greatest ever player, remaining loyal there for twenty years despite coming no nearer to a major trophy win than twoFA Cup semi-final appearances. Immediately following the abolition of the £20 maximum wage in 1961, he became the first player to be paid £100 a week.[2] He also had a spell on loan withToronto City in 1961 and ended his playing days atDurban City, winning there the only trophy he won in his football career.
The son of a post office engineer, Haynes was born inKentish Town and supported Arsenal as a boy. He signed forFulham as a 15-year-old amateur in 1950 when Fulham were in a three-season spell in theFirst Division. He was loaned to then non-LeagueWimbledon. He made his senior debut aged 18 in the 1952 Boxing Day visit of Southampton to Fulham, then in their first season back in theSecond Division.[3]
Haynes made his debut forEngland in October 1954, scoring a goal in a 2–0 victory overNorthern Ireland inBelfast. He first captained England in 1960 and played for them in twoWorld Cups.[4]
He was one of many signatories of a letter toThe Times on 17 July 1958 opposing "the policy of apartheid" in international sport and defending "the principle of racial equality which is embodied in the Declaration of the Olympic Games".[5]
Haynes played in his first of two FA Cup semi-finals in1958. Fulham were eliminated in a replay by the remnants ofManchester United'sBusby Babes team that had been devastated by theMunich air disaster the month before. United were the first top-division team Fulham played in that cup run. Fulham were promoted to the top division after finishing runners-up behindSheffield Wednesday in 1959. In the1959–60 season, Fulham finished 10th in the First Division, which was their highest league position until finishing 9th in the2003–04 Premier League season. Following the abolition of the £20maximum wage in 1961, he became Britain's first footballer to earn £100 per week. He played in a second FA Cup semi-final in1962, losing in a replay to Burnley. In 1961, during the English off-season, he played abroad in theEastern Canada Professional Soccer League withToronto City.[6]
In August 1962 onBlackpoolpromenade, the sports car in which he was returning late to his hotel was blown by a gust of wind into the path of another vehicle. Haynes suffered broken bones in both feet and a badly injured knee. He recounted that the police officer who attended the incident reassured him by saying "Don't worry son, you've only broken your legs". He missed almost the entire season and, when he returned to the Fulham side, was not quite the same player. Prior to the accident, he had captained England 22 times, and, being only 27, was expected to lead them in the1966 FIFA World Cup, but he was never again selected for the national team.[7]
Fulham were relegated in 1968. Haynes then had a single spell in football management, taking charge of Fulham for eighteen days in November that year after the dismissal ofBobby Robson as player-manager, but Haynes never had any ambition to go into coaching. That season, Fulham endured a second successive relegation. His last appearance for Fulham's first team was on 17 January 1970 in aThird Division home match againstStockport County.[citation needed] In total, he made 657 appearances for Fulham and scored 157 goals.[3]
In 1970, Haynes announced his retirement, aged 35, and joinedDurban City, playing one season and winning South Africa's 1970–71National Football League. This was his only winner's medal in senior football.[3] During the1972–73 season, Haynes made three league appearances fornon-League clubWealdstone.[8]
On retiring from playing in 1970 he was already an active bookmaker. He sold his chain of bookmakers to The Tote in 1976.[9] In 1985 he moved toEdinburgh, the city of his partner Avril.[9][10] Haynes first met Avril in the 1960s when she travelled down to London to buy stock for boutiques she ran in Edinburgh.[10] On moving to Edinburgh he ran a laundry business with Avril,[11] played golf[9] and watched local club,Heart of Midlothian. In 2004 he and Avril married in a private ceremony atDalkeith registry office.[10]
On 17 October 2005, his 71st birthday, Haynes was driving his car, with Avril as passenger, on Edinburgh's Dalry Road when he suffered a brainhaemorrhage, instantaneously effectively rendering him brain-dead. The vehicle veered across the road and crashed into a van.[10] After being kept on a ventilator for some 30 hours, the ventilator was turned off on the evening of 18 October 2005.[12][4] The funeral atMortonhall Crematorium was attended by ex-playersBobby Charlton,George Cohen,Sven-Göran Eriksson,Dave Mackay,Alan Mullery,Jimmy Murray andBobby Robson, and alsoGeorge Foulkes. Avril was unable to attend due to injuries from the car accident. Haynes was survived by Avril and his two stepchildren.[10]
In 2002 Haynes became an inaugural inductee into theEnglish Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his football talents and impact on the English game.[13]
On the day of Haynes' death,Alan Mullery, another ex-Fulham and England player, made the following tribute:"He was the only reason I went to Fulham as a young boy of 15 leaving school. He was my hero, the captain of England and Fulham. The word great rolls off the tongue quite easily these days but he really was. He was the best passer of a ball I have ever seen—I don't know anyone who could pass a ball as accurately. Anyone who saw him will know what a great player he was."[4]
Shortly after his death, the Stevenage Road Stand at Craven Cottage was renamed The Johnny Haynes Stand.
George Cohen, aWorld Cup winner for England in 1966 and a Fulham teammate of Johnny Haynes, stated:"I have a hundred individual memories of the beauty of John's play. One stands out for the sheer perfection of his skill. It was a charity match which, but for that one second, has faded completely from my memory. The ball came to him at speed on a wet, slippery surface but with the slightest of adjustments, one that was almost imperceptible, he played it inside a full-back and into the path of an on-running winger. I looked at our coachDave Sexton on the bench and he caught my glance and shook his head as if to say 'fantastic'. Haynes could give you goose bumps on a wet night in a match that didn't matter."[14]
Bobby Moore, England captain from 1964 to 1973, said of him: "Once you get used to watching that perfection you realised the rest of the secret. John was always available, always hungry for the ball, always wanting to play. I loved watching the player. Later I learnt to love the man."Pelé said he had "never seen a better passer of the ball" than Haynes.[15]
The Fulham Supporters Trust stated: "His dedication, skill, professionalism, grace and charm—both in his playing days and in retirement—serve as a poignant reminder to many of today's footballers about what true greatness really means."[4] On 28 July 2008, Fulham announced that fundraising had commenced, with the co-operation of a fan's group, to produce a lasting tribute to Haynes.[16] The Johnny Haynes Statue was unveiled outside the stadium before the 0–0 draw v Sunderland on Saturday 18 October 2008.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 1952–53 | Second Division | 18 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1953–54 | Second Division | 41 | 16 | |||||||||
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 37 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1955–56 | Second Division | 40 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1956–57 | Second Division | 33 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1957–58 | Second Division | 38 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1958–59 | Second Division | 34 | 26 | |||||||||
| 1959–60 | First Division | 31 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1960–61 | First Division | 39 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1961–62 | First Division | 38 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1962–63 | First Division | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1963–64 | First Division | 40 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1964–65 | First Division | 39 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1965–66 | First Division | 33 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1966–67 | First Division | 36 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1967–68 | First Division | 34 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1968–69 | Second Division | 28 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1969–70 | Third Division | 27 | 3 | |||||||||
| Career total | 594 | 147 | ||||||||||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1956 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1957 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1958 | 10 | 4 | |
| 1959 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1960 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1961 | 8 | 2 | |
| 1962 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 18 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 October 1954 | Windsor Park,Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1954–55 British Home Championship | [18] |
| 2 | 14 April 1956 | Hampden Park,Glasgow, Scotland |  Scotland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1955–56 British Home Championship | [19] |
| 3 | 20 May 1956 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium,Helsinki, Finland |  Finland | – | 5–1 | Friendly | [20] |
| 4 | 26 May 1956 | Olympiastadion,Berlin, Germany |  West Germany | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | [21] |
| 5 | 14 November 1956 | Wembley Stadium,London, England |  Wales | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1956–57 British Home Championship | [22] |
| 6 | 15 May 1957 | Idrætsparken,Copenhagen, Denmark |  Denmark | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification | [23] |
| 7 | 19 October 1957 | Ninian Park,Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1957–58 British Home Championship | [24] |
| 8 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 9 | 15 June 1958 | Ryavallen,Borås, Sweden |  Austria | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1958 FIFA World Cup | [25] |
| 10 | 22 October 1958 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Soviet Union | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [26] |
| 11 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 12 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 13 | 28 May 1959 | Wrigley Field,Los Angeles, United States |  United States | 8–1 | 8–1 | Friendly | [27] |
| 14 | 11 May 1960 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Yugoslavia | 3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly | [28] |
| 15 | 19 October 1960 | Stade Municipal,Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 6–0 | 9–0 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | [29] |
| 16 | 23 November 1960 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Wales | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1960–61 British Home Championship | [30] |
| 17 | 15 April 1961 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Scotland | 6–3 | 9–3 | 1960–61 British Home Championship | [31] |
| 18 | 7–3 |
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