Don Bird
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| Don Bird | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald William Carlton Bird | |
| Date of birth | January 5, 1908 | |
| Place of birth | Newton Abbot, Devon, England | |
| Date of death | 1987 | |
| Playing position | Outside-Left | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| -1929 1929-31 1931-32 1932-34 1934-? |
Llandrindod Wells Cardiff City Bury Torquay United Derby County Sheffield United Southend United |
13 (4) 0 (0) 74 (15) 5 (2) 13 (3) 10 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Donald William Carlton Bird (January 5, 1908 - 1987) was an English professional footballer who played at outside left. He was born in Newton Abbot.
Although born in Devon, Bird came to prominence playing in Wales for Llandrindod Wells, from where he joined Cardiff City in 1929. He moved to Bury, but failed to make their league side and joining Torquay United in 1932 as a replacement for Harry Waller.
Bird missed just two games for Torquay the following season and remained a regular until leaving to join Derby County in the summer of 1934 as cover for Dally Duncan. Bird’s Derby debut came on August 27, 1934, a 1-0 First Division win against Huddersfield Town at Leeds Road. He played well enough for the Derby Evening Telegraph to suggest that he could be an effective replacement for Duncan when required. However, such opportunities were rare and Bird played only 5 league games for Derby, scoring twice.
On leaving Derby, Bird joined Sheffield United, finishing his league career with Southend United.
Bird died in 1985.
