Bill Haughton

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Bill Haughton
Personal information
Full name William Edward Haughton
Born(1923-10-31)31 October 1923
Bray, County Wicklow
Ireland
Died 11 February 2003(2003-02-11) (aged 79)
New Lodge, Donnybrook, Dublin
Ireland
Playing position Inside Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
1944–1947 Dublin University
194x–194x Three Rock Rovers
194x–196x → Leinster
19xx–19xx → Buccaneers
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1952–1962 Ireland 29

William Edward Haughton, also known as Bill Haughton, was a Ireland men's field hockey international. Between 1952 and 1962 he made 29 senior appearances for Ireland. He captained Ireland 15 times. He also won Irish Senior Cup titles with both Dublin University and Three Rock Rovers. Haughton is also a former Ireland cricket international, making one first-class appearance against Glamorgan in May 1953.

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Early years, family and education

Haughton was educated at Friends' School, Lisburn and Trinity College Dublin. In his youth he played both rugby union and association football. He was married to his wife, Dorothy. [1]

Field hockey

Domestic teams

In 1947 Haughton was a member of the Dublin University team that won the Irish Senior Cup. Haughton's obituary in The Irish Times recalled a story of how he and his Dublin University team mates helped the Ireland national rugby union team defeat England in the 1947 Five Nations Championship. While returning from a tour of Oxford and Cambridge, the Dublin University team shared a ferry with the England team. They persuaded six of the England players to join them at the bar. Haughton claims his "bit of sabotage was fairly well advanced" before an England selector discovered the missing players. The next day Ireland defeated England 22–0. Haughton was also a member of the Three Rock Rovers team that won the Irish Senior Cup in 1953, 1959, 1962. He also represented Leinster at interprovincial level and toured with the Buccaneers. [1]

Ireland

Between 1952 and 1962 Haughton made 29 senior appearances for Ireland. He captained Ireland on 15 occasions. His brother, Ken, was also an Ireland international. They were Ireland team mates on 10 successive occasions. Haughton would later become an Ireland selector. [1]

Cricket

  1. 1 2 3 4 "A talent for hockey and for life". The Irish Times. 28 March 2003. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 "William Edward (Bill) Haughton". cricketeurope4.net. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  3. "Wisden Almanack – Obituaries index: F-J". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
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