Benny Green (footballer)

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Benny Green
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Haigh Green
Date of birth	February 23, 1883
Place of birth	Penistone, England
Date of death	1945
Place of death	Yorkshire, England
Playing position	Inside-forward
Youth clubs
–1901	Penistone Rising Star Penistone
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1901–1903 1903–1909 1909–1911 1911–1913 1913–1915	Barnsley Small Heath / Birmingham Burnley Preston North End Blackpool	046 (18) 185 (43) 071 (29) 073 (23) 031 0(4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Benjamin Haigh "Benny" Green (born February 23, 1883 in Penistone, Yorkshire, died 1945 in Yorkshire) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-forward. He made nearly 200 appearances for Small Heath (renamed Birmingham in 1905) in all competitions. He scored the first goal at Birmingham's new ground, St Andrew's, on December 29, 1906, three days after the official opening, for which he was rewarded with a piano.

[edit] References

• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2. 

Persondata
NAME	Green, Benjamin Haigh
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Green, Benny
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 23, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH	Penistone, Yorkshire, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH	Yorkshire, England