John Norman Haynes was an English association footballer who played as an inside forward.
23 Facts About Johnny Haynes
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Johnny Haynes made 56 appearances for his country including 22 as captain.
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Johnny Haynes was selected for three World Cup finals squads playing in the latter two of those.
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Johnny Haynes is widely regarded as Fulham's greatest ever player, remaining loyal there for twenty years despite coming no nearer to a major trophy win than two FA Cup semi-final appearances.
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Johnny Haynes had a spell on loan with Toronto City in 1961 and ended his playing days at Durban City, winning there the only trophy he won in his football career.
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The son of a post office engineer, Johnny Haynes was born in Kentish Town and supported Arsenal as a boy.
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Johnny Haynes signed for Fulham as a 15-year-old amateur in 1950 when Fulham were in a three-season spell in the First Division.
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Johnny Haynes made his senior debut aged 18 in the 1952 Boxing Day visit of Southampton to Fulham, then in their first season back in the Second Division.
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Johnny Haynes first captained England in 1960 and played for them in two World Cups.
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Johnny Haynes was one of many signatories of a letter to The 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".
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Johnny Haynes played in his first of two FA Cup semi-finals in 1958.
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Johnny Haynes played in a second FA Cup semi-final in 1962, losing in a replay to Burnley.
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Johnny Haynes suffered broken bones in both feet and a badly injured knee.
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Johnny Haynes recounted that the police officer who attended the incident reassured him by saying "Don't worry son, you've only broken your legs".
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Johnny Haynes missed almost the entire season and, when he returned to the Fulham side, was not quite the same player.
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Johnny Haynes sold his chain of bookmakers to The Tote in 1976.
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Johnny Haynes first met Avril in the 1960s when she travelled down to London to buy stock for boutiques she ran in Edinburgh.
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On 17 October 2005, his 71st birthday, Johnny Haynes was driving his car, with Avril as passenger, on Edinburgh's Dalry Road when he suffered a brain haemorrhage, instantaneously effectively rendering him brain-dead.
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Johnny Haynes was survived by Avril and his stepchildren Mark and Sara.
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In 2002 Johnny Haynes became an inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his football talents and impact on the English game.
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Johnny Haynes was my hero, the captain of England and Fulham.
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Johnny Haynes was the best passer of a ball I have ever seen - I don't know anyone who could pass a ball as accurately.
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Johnny Haynes could give you goose bumps on a wet night in a match that didn't matter.