Ted Hinton (footballer)

Ted Hinton
Personal information
Full name Edward Hinton[1]
Date of birth (1922-05-20)20 May 1922
Place of birth Drumaness, Northern Ireland
Date of death 11 October 1988(1988-10-11) (aged 66)
Place of death Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1943 Glentoran 43 (0)
1943–1946 Distillery
1946–1949 Fulham 82 (0)
1949–1952 Millwall 91 (0)
1952–1953 Ballymena United
1953–1956 Bangor
1956–1959 Ballymena United
Total 216 (0)
International career
1946–1951 Northern Ireland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Hinton (20 May 1922 – 11 October 1988) was a Northern Irish international footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League. He was famed for keeping his false teeth in the back of his net when he played.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ted Hinton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Ted Hinton". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats (NIFG). Jonny Dewart. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Getting Personal". Goalkeepers Are Different. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2013.