Francis Martin "Franny" Firth (27 May 1956 – 21 May 2018) was an English professional
footballer
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who played as a
winger for
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. ...
,
Halifax Town
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and
Bury
Bury may refer to:
*The burial of human remains
*-bury, a suffix in English placenames
Places England
* Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village
* Bury, Greater Manchester, a town, historically in Lancashire
** Bury (UK Parliament constituency) (1832–1 ...
in
the Football League
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and for
Witton Albion Witton may refer to one of several places in England:
*Witton, historic name of an area of Northwich, Cheshire
**Witton Albion F.C.
*Witton Gilbert, County Durham
*Witton-le-Wear, County Durham
*Witton, an area of Blackburn, Lancashire
* Witton, Br ...
in
non-league football
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.
References
1956 births
2018 deaths
Association football wingers
Bury F.C. players
English Football League players
English footballers
Footballers from Dewsbury
Halifax Town A.F.C. players
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Witton Albion F.C. players
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