Henry Boyd: Man United centre-forward Profile & Stats
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Henry Boyd

Position: centre-forward

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 32 23 7 2 87 20 +67 71.88
A 30 12 5 13 39 47 -8 40.00
TOTALS 62 35 12 15 126 67 +59 56.45

Name: Henry Boyd
Birthdate: 06-05-1868
Age: 157
Birthplace: Pollokshaws, Scotland
Height: 5' 10" (1.78m)
Weight: 11st 4lbs (71.67kg)
Years at Club: 1897-1899
Signing Info: Transferred from: Royal Arsenal, 02/1897, 45 pounds
Previous Clubs: Sunderland Albion, Burnley, West Bromwich Albion, Royal Arsenal
Debut: 20/01/1897 v Blackpool (A) 1-2 (FA Cup 5th Qualifying Round)
Farewell: Transferred to Falkirk, 03/1899, £
Passed Away: 07/1935

Biography

Two things stand out from Henry Boyd's career: he changed clubs frequently, and he was a prolific scorer everywhere he went. In his younger days he played for Satley Boys and Vale of Clyde until he was spotted by Sunderland Albion, whom he joined in the 1890 close season. He made a scoring debut for them in the Football Alliance that September and finished the 1890-91 season with 8 goals from 11 games, including 4 against Walsall Town Swifts.
Henry then traveled to America and his footballing career seemed over... until he ran into an ex-pro called Patsy Gallocher, who suggested he return to England and call on Patsy's old club, Burnley - the 'Clarets' promptly signed him in August 1892. However, it did not work out for him at Turf Moor and, after only 4 matches, they dropped him to the reserve team. Boyd responded by netting 8 goals in one outing versus Peel Bank Rovers! This impressed West Bromwich Albion who obtained him for free.
Only 7 games later, Boyd was summoned for a court date, but he ran off back home to Scotland and hooked up with Third Lanark, a top flight club. By the end of 1893-94, Boyd had played 30 matches for them, notching 13 goals.
This attracted Arsenal's attention, so Henry moved back to England, where he excelled, striking 32 times in just 41 appearances for the Gunners, and a stunning 47 times in 32 friendlies. His time there, though, included a long spell on the sidelines after breaking his ankle in one of those friendlies - v. Sunderland on October 15th, 1894.
Boyd was signed by Newton Heath for £45 in January 1897 after they had only found the net 5 times in their last 6 matches. They got six on his debut - against Loughborough - including one from him! He added 7 more before the season's end, two of which came in the failed promotion play-offs.
1897-98 was his best campaign ever. Boyd grabbed a hat-trick in each of the two first outings, added another later on, plus one in the Manchester Cup, to finish the season as top scorer with 28 goals.
By contrast, 1898-99 was a troublesome campaign. He was suspended for 1 week for missing training, he reacted by running off to Scotland, and the club subsequently added 14 days onto his suspension and transfer-listed him. Eventually the parties worked out their issues and Boyd returned to the team... until March. That was when he was caught drinking with two teammates and again dropped and placed on the transfer list. This time, he was sold to Falkirk.
It was a shame that indiscipline marred Henry's spell at Bank Street, for his return of 32 goals in 52 League outings has only ever been bettered by two players in Manchester United's history. There was a fitting tribute for him in a contemporary newspaper: "Boyd makes up for deficiency in weight by a very superior knowledge of tactics. His lithe little figure worms itself insidiously through the scrimmages and the opponent must be skillful too if he would beguile the ball away from the nimble man's feet".
Thanks to Charbel Boujaoude for his tireless researching effort & the correct information on Henry Boyd. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1896-1897 7 13 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 17
2. 1897-1898 22 30 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 33
3. 1898-1899 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12
TOTALS 34 55 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 62

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Burton Swifts 6 4
2. Loughborough Town 4 2
3. Lincoln City 3 1
4. Blackpool 3 2
5. Leicester City 3 2
6. Darwen 3 2
7. Arsenal 3 3
8. Birmingham City 2 2
9. Gainsborough Trinity 2 2
10. Manchester City 1 1
11. Luton Town 1 1
12. Grimsby Town 1 1
13. Burnley 1 1
14. Walsall 1 1
15. Sunderland 1 1
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Loughborough Town 5 4
2. Darwen 5 3
3. Arsenal 4 3
4. Burton Swifts 4 6
5. Walsall 4 1
6. Blackpool 3 3
7. Leicester City 3 3
8. Lincoln City 3 3
9. Burnley 3 1
10. Manchester City 3 1
11. Birmingham City 3 2
12. Grimsby Town 3 1
13. Gainsborough Trinity 3 2
14. Southampton 2 0
15. Sunderland 2 1
16. Luton Town 2 1
17. Newcastle United 2 0
18. Liverpool 2 0
19. Port Vale 2 0
20. Derby County 1 0
21. Burton Wanderers 1 0
22. Notts County 1 0
23. Glossop 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Loughborough Town Committee 5
2. Darwen Committee 5
3. Burton Swifts Committee 4
4. Clark, William 3
5. West, James 3
6. Bradshaw, Harry 3
7. ? 3
8. Omerod, Sam 3
9. Jones, Alfred 3
10. Ford, L 3
11. Gainsborough Trinity Committee 3
12. Robson, Charles 2
13. Hollis, Sam 2
14. Campbell, Robert 2
15. Luton Town Committee 2
16. Watt, Frank 2
17. Mitchell, Thomas 2
18. Watson, Tom 2
19. Grimsby Town Committee 2
20. Greaves, Sam 2
21. Blackpool Committee 1
22. Newbould, Harry 1
23. Burton Wanderers Committee 1
24. Harris, Tom 1
25. Glossop Committee 1
26. Hughes, G 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 62
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Bank Street 32
2. The Athletic Ground 3
3. Abbey Park 2
4. Barley Bank 2
5. Manor Field 2
6. Peel Croft 2
7. Raikes Hall Gardens 2
8. Sincil Bank 2
9. Anfield 1
10. Baseball Ground 1
11. Cobridge Stadium 1
12. County Cricket Ground 1
13. Derby Turn 1
14. Dunstable Road 1
15. Fellows Park 1
16. Filbert Street 1
17. Hyde Road 1
18. Muntz Street 1
19. Newcastle Road 1
20. North Road, (Glossop) 1
21. St James Park, Newcastle 1
22. The Northolme 1
23. Turf Moor 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 52
2. FA Cup 7
3. Test Match 3
No Opponent Count
1. Loughborough Town 5
2. Darwen 5
3. Arsenal 4
4. Burton Swifts 4
5. Walsall 4
6. Blackpool 3
7. Leicester City 3
8. Lincoln City 3
9. Burnley 3
10. Manchester City 3
11. Birmingham City 3
12. Grimsby Town 3
13. Gainsborough Trinity 3
14. Southampton 2
15. Sunderland 2
16. Luton Town 2
17. Newcastle United 2
18. Liverpool 2
19. Port Vale 2
20. Derby County 1
21. Burton Wanderers 1
22. Notts County 1
23. Glossop 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 62
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
1. 11-09-1897 Burton Swifts League Division Two 1
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
1. 04-09-1897 Lincoln City League Division Two 3
2. 11-09-1897 Burton Swifts League Division Two 3
3. 29-03-1898 Loughborough Town League Division Two 3
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 20-01-1897 FAC Blackpool W 2-1 A 1 Henry Boyd 7', Joe Cassidy 81' Jack Parkinson ??'
2. 06-02-1897 Div 2 Loughborough Town W 6-0 H 1 Richard Smith ??', ??', Henry Boyd ??', Bob Donaldson ??', Levi Draycott ??', Ceaser Jenkyns ??'
3. 13-02-1897 FAC Southampton D 1-1 A 0 Bob Donaldson 43' Robert Buchanan 55'
4. 17-02-1897 FAC Southampton W 3-1 H 0 Willie Bryant ??', ??', Joe Cassidy 60' (pen) Joe Turner ??'
5. 20-02-1897 Div 2 Leicester City W 2-1 H 1 Henry Boyd 23', Bob Donaldson ??' Albert Carnelly 62'
6. 27-02-1897 FAC Derby County L 0-2 A 0 Stephen Bloomer 2', Hugh McQueen 5'
7. 02-03-1897 Div 2 Darwen W 3-1 H 1 Joe Cassidy ??', 44', Henry Boyd ??' Don Lees ??'
8. 13-03-1897 Div 2 Darwen W 2-0 A 0 Matthew Gillespie ??', Joe Cassidy ??'
9. 20-03-1897 Div 2 Burton Wanderers W 2-1 A 0 Matthew Gillespie ??', T.Lowe ??' (o.g.) Bob Brown ??'
10. 22-03-1897 Div 2 Arsenal D 1-1 H 1 Henry Boyd 28' James Brock 13'
11. 27-03-1897 Div 2 Notts County D 1-1 H 0 Wille Bryant 15' Will Devey 65'
12. 01-04-1897 Div 2 Lincoln City W 3-1 A 0 Ceaser Jenkyns 15', 50' (pen), 55' (pen) Jimmy Hartley 35'
13. 03-04-1897 Div 2 Arsenal W 2-0 A 1 Henry Boyd 15', Bob Donaldson 49' (pen)
14. 10-04-1897 Div 2 Loughborough Town L 0-2 A 0 Walter Ward 60', Billy Jones 59'
15. 21-04-1897 TM Burnley W 2-0 H 1 Henry Boyd 20', Ceaser Jenkyns ??'
16. 24-04-1897 TM Sunderland D 1-1 H 1 Henry Boyd 20' *Hugh Morgan ??'
17. 26-04-1897 TM Sunderland L 0-2 A 0 James Gillespie 15', 80'
18. 04-09-1897 Div 2 Lincoln City W 5-0 H 3 Joe Cassidy ??', Henry Boyd ??', ??', ??', Willie Bryant ??'
19. 11-09-1897 Div 2 Burton Swifts W 4-0 A 3 Henry Boyd 20', ??', ??' (pen), Joe Cassidy ??'
20. 18-09-1897 Div 2 Luton Town L 1-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy 15' Tom McInnes 10', Tommy Little 40'
21. 25-09-1897 Div 2 Blackpool W 1-0 A 0 Richard Smith 65'
22. 02-10-1897 Div 2 Leicester City W 2-0 H 2 Henry Boyd ??', ??'
23. 09-10-1897 Div 2 Newcastle United L 0-2 A 0 Andrew Aitken ??', John Harvey ??'
24. 16-10-1897 Div 2 Manchester City D 1-1 H 0 Matthew Gillespie 20' Dick Ray 88'
25. 23-10-1897 Div 2 Birmingham City L 1-2 A 0 Willie Bryant 44' William Lewis 25', 55'
26. 30-10-1897 Div 2 Walsall W 6-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??', Willie Bryant ??', Matthew Gillespie ??', Bob Donaldson ??', ??'
27. 06-11-1897 Div 2 Lincoln City L 0-1 A 0 Hugh Robertson 35'
28. 13-11-1897 Div 2 Newcastle United L 0-1 H 0 Willie Wardrope ??'
29. 20-11-1897 Div 2 Leicester City D 1-1 A 0 Francis Wedge 1' Roderick McLeod ??'
30. 27-11-1897 Div 2 Grimsby Town W 2-1 H 0 Francis Wedge 6', Willie Bryant 8' Joseph Rogers ??'
31. 11-12-1897 Div 2 Walsall D 1-1 A 1 Henry Boyd ??' Jack Aston ??'
32. 25-12-1897 Div 2 Manchester City W 1-0 A 0 Joe Cassidy ??'
33. 27-12-1897 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity L 1-2 A 1 Henry Boyd 65' Bob McRoberts 33', 43'
34. 01-01-1898 Div 2 Burton Swifts W 4-0 H 1 Willie Bryant ??, James Carman ??', Henry Boyd ??', James McNaught ??'
35. 08-01-1898 Div 2 Arsenal L 1-5 A 0 Fred Erentz ??' (pen) Fergus Hunt ??', John Anderson ??', William White ??', James Brock ??', David Hannah ??'
36. 12-01-1898 Div 2 Burnley D 0-0 H 0
37. 15-01-1898 Div 2 Blackpool W 4-0 H 2 Henry Boyd ??', ??', Walter Cartwright ??', Joe Cassidy ??'
38. 29-01-1898 FAC Walsall W 1-0 H 0 E.Peers 60' (o.g.)
39. 12-02-1898 FAC Liverpool D 0-0 H 0
40. 16-02-1898 FAC Liverpool L 1-2 A 0 James Collinson 36' Billy Dunlop ??', Daniel Cunliffe 85'
41. 26-02-1898 Div 2 Arsenal W 5-1 H 1 James Collinson ??', Joe Cassidy ??', Henry Boyd ??', Willie Bryant ??', ??' Fergus Hunt ??'
42. 07-03-1898 Div 2 Burnley L 3-6 A 0 Willie Bryant 46', ??', James Collinson ??' Wilf Toman 6', 22', Jimmy Ross 15', 60', Unknown 70', William Ferguson 85'
43. 19-03-1898 Div 2 Darwen W 3-2 A 2 Henry Boyd 30', ??', James McNaught ??' George Barnes ??', A.J.Crook ??'
44. 21-03-1898 Div 2 Luton Town D 2-2 A 1 Joe Cassidy 15', Henry Boyd 85' Jimmy Durrant 10', Tom McInnes 55'
45. 29-03-1898 Div 2 Loughborough Town W 5-1 H 3 Joe Cassidy 1', ??', Henry Boyd 2', ??', ??' Tich Smith ??'
46. 02-04-1898 Div 2 Grimsby Town W 3-1 A 1 Joe Cassidy ??', ??' (pen), Henry Boyd ??' Thomas Blythe ??'
47. 08-04-1898 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity W 1-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??'
48. 09-04-1898 Div 2 Birmingham City W 3-1 H 1 William Morgan ??', Henry Boyd ??', Matthew Gillespie ??' James Higgins ??'
49. 16-04-1898 Div 2 Loughborough Town D 0-0 A 0
50. 23-04-1898 Div 2 Darwen W 3-2 H 0 Willie Bryant ??', James Collinson ??', ??' D.Blake ??', ??'
51. 10-09-1898 Div 2 Manchester City W 3-0 H 1 James Collinson ??', Joe Cassidy ??' (pen), Henry Boyd ??'
52. 17-09-1898 Div 2 Glossop W 2-1 A 0 Willie Bryant ??', Joe Cassidy ??' Richard Tinto 55'
53. 24-09-1898 Div 2 Walsall W 1-0 H 0 Matthew Gillespie 20'
54. 01-10-1898 Div 2 Burton Swifts L 1-5 A 1 Henry Boyd 6' F.Burton 10', ??', ??', Henry Griffiths ??', P.Campbell ??'
55. 08-10-1898 Div 2 Port Vale W 2-1 H 0 Willie Bryant 15', Joe Cassidy ??' Daniel Simpson ??'
56. 24-12-1898 Div 2 Darwen W 9-0 H 0 ??' (o.g.), Willie Bryant ??', ??', ??', Matthew Gillespie ??', ??', Joe Cassidy ??', ??', ??'
57. 31-12-1898 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity W 6-1 H 1 James Collinson ??', ??', Willie Bryant ??', Walter Cartwright ??', Levi Draycott ??', Henry Boyd ??' Bernard Pumfrey ??'
58. 02-01-1899 Div 2 Burton Swifts D 2-2 H 1 Henry Boyd ??', Joe Cassidy ??' Henry Griffiths ??', 63'
59. 04-02-1899 Div 2 Port Vale L 0-1 A 0 Fred Belfield 60'
60. 18-02-1899 Div 2 Loughborough Town W 1-0 A 0 Willie Bryant ??'
61. 25-02-1899 Div 2 Birmingham City W 2-0 H 1 Henry Boyd ??', W.A.Roberts ??'
62. 04-03-1899 Div 2 Grimsby Town L 0-3 A 0 James Cockshutt 2', ??' (pen), ??'
 

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