Henry Boyd was a Scottish

Scotland

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 football

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er.

A striker

Striker

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, Boyd was born in Pollokshaws

Pollokshaws

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, near Glasgow

Glasgow

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, but spent most of his career in England

England

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. He started out at Sunderland Albion

Sunderland Albion F.C.

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 and Burnley

Burnley F.C.

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 before joining West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

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 in 1892. After two years of sparing appearances for the Baggies he moved south to join Second Division

Football League Second Division

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 Woolwich Arsenal

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 in 1894. He made an immediate impact, scoring on his debut against Grimsby Town

Grimsby Town F.C.

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 on 10 September 1894, and scoring another seven goals in the next four matches.

However, a little after a month he broke his leg in a match against Newton Heath

Manchester United F.C.

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 (later renamed Manchester United) on 13 October and he was out of action for over a year. On his return, some seven matches into the 1895–96

1895-96 in English football

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 season, he had recovered well enough to score prolifically, scoring 13 goals in 22 matches, and finishing the season as Arsenal's top scorer. The following season he was even more prolific, scoring 10 times in 12 league matches, which attracted the attention of other clubs. Newton Heath signed him for £45 in January 1897; in all he played 41 matches for Woolwich Arsenal, scoring 31 times.

Boyd spent two and a half years with Newton Heath, scoring three hat-trick

Hat-trick

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s in the 1897–98

1897-98 in English football

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 season that he spent with the club, as he racked up 22 goals in total. However the following season, 1898–99

1898-99 in English football

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, he only played five times (but still scored five goals), and in August 1899 he left Newton Heath for Falkirk

Falkirk F.C.

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. In all he scored 35 goals in 62 games for the Bank Street club, which makes him one of their most prolific forwards in terms of goals per game.

He died in Scotland in July 1935.