{{short description|GB international rugby league footballer}} {{for|the curler|Gordon Haynes (curler)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use British English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Gordon Haynes |fullname = Gordon Haynes |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = 21 December 1928 |birth_place = Warrington, England |death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2015|7|4|1928|12|21}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/announcements/deaths/deaths/13378590.Gordon_Haynes/|title = Gordon Haynes}}</ref> |death_place = Warrington, England |height = |weight = |position = {{rlp|LF}} |club1 = Swinton |year1start = 1953 |year1end = 59 |appearances1 = 128 |tries1 = 19 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 57 |club2 = Oldham |year2start = 1959 |year2end = 60 |appearances2 = 11 |tries2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 0 |teamA = Great Britain |yearAstart = 1956 |yearAend = |appearancesA = 1 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 0 |retired = yes |source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/gordon-haynes/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Rugby league records |id=8946 |title=Gordon Haynes |access-date=13 August 2025}}</ref> }}
'''Gordon Haynes''' (21 December 1928 – 4 July 2015) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Swinton and Oldham as a {{rlp|lf}}.
==Background== Haynes was born in Warrington, Lancashire, England. He played amateur rugby league for Latchford Albion before signing for Swinton.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/13653394.gordon-haynes/|title = Gordon Haynes |date=8 September 2015 |work=Warrington Guardian}}</ref>
==International honours== Haynes represented Great Britain while at Swinton in April 1956 against France (non-Test match) at Odsal Stadium, Bradford. Great Britain won 18-10 in front of a crowd of 10,453.<ref name="Rugby League Journal Annual 2008">Edgar, Harry (2007). ''Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 [Page-110]''. Rugby League Journal Publishing. {{ISBN|0-9548355-3-0}}</ref><ref>History of Rugby League Volume 61 1955-56 page 17 edited by Irvin Saxton</ref>
Along with William "Billy" Banks, Edward "Ted" Cahill, Keith Holliday, William "Billy" Ivison, Robert "Bob" Kelly, John McKeown, George Parsons and Edward "Ted" Slevin, Gordon Haynes' only Great Britain appearance came against France prior to 1957, these matches were not considered as Test matches by the Rugby Football League, and consequently caps were not awarded.<ref name="Rugby League Journal Annual 2008"/>
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==External links== *[http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_h.htm Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407063952/http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_h.htm |date=7 April 2005 }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haynes, Gordon}} Category:1928 births Category:2015 deaths Category:English rugby league players Category:Great Britain national rugby league team players Category:Oldham R.L.F.C. players Category:Rugby league locks Category:Rugby league players from Warrington Category:Swinton Lions players Category:20th-century English sportsmen