Sandy Higgins
| Date of birth | 04 November 1885 |
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Position | Centre forward |
A member of Newcastle's 1909 Championship and 1910 FA Cup winning teams, Sandy was a versatile forward and superb left-footed passer.
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1905-06 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 3 | 1 |
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| 1906-07 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 1 | ||||
| 1907-08 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1907-08 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 11 | 2 |
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| 1908-09 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 5 | ||||
| 1908-09 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 26 | 5 |
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| 1909-10 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 8 | 4 |
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| 1909-10 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 16 | 5 |
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| 1910-11 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 8 | 1 |
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| 1910-11 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 26 | 8 |
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| 1911-12 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 15 | 4 |
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| 1912-13 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1912-13 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 18 | 8 |
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| 1913-14 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 1 | ||||
| 1914-15 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 9 | 3 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 1906 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Apr 1906 | Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Apr 1906 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1906 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 14 Dec 1907 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | W | 1-5 | League Division One | |
| 21 Dec 1907 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | W | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1907 | Woolwich Arsenal v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Dec 1907 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1908 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Jan 1908 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Jan 1908 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 25 Jan 1908 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Mar 1908 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Apr 1908 | Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Apr 1908 | Everton v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1908 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Oct 1908 | Bristol City v Newcastle United | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 10 Oct 1908 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Oct 1908 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Oct 1908 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 31 Oct 1908 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Nov 1908 | Newcastle United v Bury | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Nov 1908 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Nov 1908 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Nov 1908 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | W | 0-4 | League Division One | |
| 05 Dec 1908 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | L | 1-9 | League Division One | |
| 12 Dec 1908 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Dec 1908 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1908 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1908 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1909 | Leicester Fosse v Newcastle United | W | 0-4 | League Division One | |
| 09 Jan 1909 | Newcastle United v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Jan 1909 | Notts County v Newcastle United | W | 0-4 | League Division One | |
| 30 Jan 1909 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Feb 1909 | Preston North End v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Feb 1909 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 24 Feb 1909 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 27 Feb 1909 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Mar 1909 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 10 Mar 1909 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | FA Cup | Quarter-final replay |
| 13 Mar 1909 | Bury v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Mar 1909 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | Semi-final |
| 31 Mar 1909 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1909 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Apr 1909 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1909 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 26 Apr 1909 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Oct 1909 | Newcastle United v Bradford City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Nov 1909 | Newcastle United v Notts County | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 27 Nov 1909 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Dec 1909 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 6-5 | League Division One | |
| 11 Dec 1909 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Dec 1909 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1909 | Woolwich Arsenal v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1909 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Jan 1910 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Jan 1910 | Stoke v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 19 Jan 1910 | Newcastle United v Stoke | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 1st round replay |
| 22 Jan 1910 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Feb 1910 | Newcastle United v Fulham | W | 4-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 12 Feb 1910 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | L | 3-4 | League Division One | |
| 19 Feb 1910 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 26 Feb 1910 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Mar 1910 | Newcastle United v Leicester Fosse | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 26 Mar 1910 | Newcastle United v Swindon Town | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | Semi-final |
| 09 Apr 1910 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Apr 1910 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1910 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 23 Apr 1910 | Newcastle United v Barnsley | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | Final |
| 28 Apr 1910 | Newcastle United v Barnsley | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | Final replay |
| 30 Apr 1910 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1910 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1910 | Newcastle United v Bristol City | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Oct 1910 | Preston North End v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Oct 1910 | Newcastle United v Notts County | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Oct 1910 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Oct 1910 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | W | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Oct 1910 | Bury v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Nov 1910 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Nov 1910 | Woolwich Arsenal v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Dec 1910 | Newcastle United v Bradford City | W | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Dec 1910 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Dec 1910 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Dec 1910 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1910 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1910 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 31 Dec 1910 | Bristol City v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1911 | Everton v Newcastle United | W | 1-5 | League Division One | |
| 03 Jan 1911 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Jan 1911 | Newcastle United v Bury | W | 6-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 21 Jan 1911 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Jan 1911 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Feb 1911 | Newcastle United v Northampton Town | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 08 Feb 1911 | Northampton Town v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round replay |
| 25 Feb 1911 | Newcastle United v Hull City | W | 3-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 27 Feb 1911 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Mar 1911 | Newcastle United v Bury | W | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Mar 1911 | Newcastle United v Derby County | W | 4-0 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 25 Mar 1911 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | Semi-final |
| 05 Apr 1911 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1911 | Bradford City v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1911 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Apr 1911 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 22 Apr 1911 | Bradford City v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | Final |
| 26 Apr 1911 | Bradford City v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | Final replay |
| 02 Sep 1911 | Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Sep 1911 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Sep 1911 | Newcastle United v Bradford City | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 16 Sep 1911 | Woolwich Arsenal v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Oct 1911 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Oct 1911 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Oct 1911 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Nov 1911 | Newcastle United v Bury | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 11 Nov 1911 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Nov 1911 | Newcastle United v Notts County | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Nov 1911 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Dec 1911 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 09 Dec 1911 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Dec 1911 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 6-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Apr 1912 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Sep 1912 | Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Sep 1912 | Oldham Athletic v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Oct 1912 | Newcastle United v Bradford City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Oct 1912 | Everton v Newcastle United | W | 0-6 | League Division One | |
| 02 Nov 1912 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Nov 1912 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1912 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Dec 1912 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Dec 1912 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1913 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Jan 1913 | Newcastle United v Oldham Athletic | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Jan 1913 | Newcastle United v Bradford City | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 25 Jan 1913 | Newcastle United v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Feb 1913 | Hull City v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 22 Mar 1913 | Derby County v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Mar 1913 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Apr 1913 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1913 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Apr 1913 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Apr 1913 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1913 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1914 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | W | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 27 Feb 1915 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Mar 1915 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 17 Mar 1915 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Mar 1915 | Newcastle United v Bradford Park Avenue | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Mar 1915 | Oldham Athletic v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Apr 1915 | West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1915 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1915 | Notts County v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909-10 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 2 | ||||
| 1910-11 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 2 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1910 | Ireland v Scotland | L | 1-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 02 Apr 1910 | Scotland v England | W | 2-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 18 Mar 1911 | Scotland v Ireland | W | 2-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 01 Apr 1911 | England v Scotland | D | 1-1 | British Home Championship | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.