Billy Cairns

Football player

1912 –

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Who is Billy Cairns?

William Hart "Billy" Cairns was an English footballer who played as a Centre forward.

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.

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Born
Oct 7, 1912
Newcastle upon Tyne
Lived in
  • Newcastle upon Tyne

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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