FOOTBALL ACE DIES
England's first £100-a-week footballer Johnny Haynes has died after a road crash, it has been confirmed.
Haynes' wife, Avril, who had been in the car with him, remained in a stable condition in an Edinburgh hospital.
It is understood members of Mr Haynes' family were at the infirmary when the decision was made to switch his life support machine off.
A spokesman for NHS Lothian said: "I can confirm that Johnny Haynes has passed away.
"His wife remains in hospital in a stable condition."
The 71-year-old played 594 times for Fulham, the west London club where he spent his entire 18-year career.
He also won 56 caps for England, scoring 18 goals.
Before Haynes turned professional at the age of 17 in 1952, he played for Feltham in the Middlesex League.
He also turned out for Wimbledon in the Ismian League and Woodford Town in the Delphian League.
His Fulham colleague and friend Sir Bobby Robson has described him as one of England's most gifted midfielders.
HAYNES THE HISTORY MAN
Former England captain Johnny Haynes made footballing history by becoming the first player to earn £100 a week.
He was also the first footballer to appear for England at every level, playing for the school, youth, under 23, 'B' and senior teams.
He had the world at his feet - quite literally - but he remained loyal to London club Fulham, where he spent his entire 18-year career.
Haynes turned professional at the age of 17 in 1952 and made his senior England debut three years later when 20.
It was against Northerrn Ireland and he scored in the 2-0 win.
In 1960 he was appointed captain, succeeding Ronnie Clayton.
But it was events a year later that assured Haynes his place in football history.
It happened when, following the abolition of the maximum wage, he became the first footballer to earn £100 per week.
That was in 1961, the year in which he teamed up with Bobby Robson to form a key midfield partnership for England.
The pair were at the heart of a record sequence of results which saw England winning consecutive matches 5-2, 9-0, 4-2, 5-1, 9-3 and 8-0.
The 9-3 win was over Scotland at Wembley and was perhaps the match in which Haynes was at peak.
Haynes made a total of 56 England appearances, including the 1962 World Cup.
He would have won more caps but for a serious car accident in August 1962, which which kept him out of football for a year.
It did not stop other clubs trying to sign him and a year later Tottenham Hotspur, then the best team in the land, tried to lure him to White Hart Lane.
The deal would have broken the transfer record but he decided to remain loyal to Fulham.
As well as a master of the long pass Haynes was a prolific goal scorer, the Frank Lampard of his day.
He scored 159 goals in 594 league games and hit the net 18 times for England.
Haynes left his beloved Fulham in 1970 for South Africa, where he won a championship medal with Durban City.
His Fulham colleague and friend Sir Bobby Robson has described him as one of England's most gifted midfielders ever.
"He was one of the greatest passers in the history of football and would have been great in today's game," said the ex-England manager.
England's first £100-a-week footballer Johnny Haynes has died after a road crash, it has been confirmed.
Haynes' wife, Avril, who had been in the car with him, remained in a stable condition in an Edinburgh hospital.
It is understood members of Mr Haynes' family were at the infirmary when the decision was made to switch his life support machine off.
A spokesman for NHS Lothian said: "I can confirm that Johnny Haynes has passed away.
"His wife remains in hospital in a stable condition."
The 71-year-old played 594 times for Fulham, the west London club where he spent his entire 18-year career.
He also won 56 caps for England, scoring 18 goals.
Before Haynes turned professional at the age of 17 in 1952, he played for Feltham in the Middlesex League.
He also turned out for Wimbledon in the Ismian League and Woodford Town in the Delphian League.
His Fulham colleague and friend Sir Bobby Robson has described him as one of England's most gifted midfielders.
HAYNES THE HISTORY MAN
Former England captain Johnny Haynes made footballing history by becoming the first player to earn £100 a week.
He was also the first footballer to appear for England at every level, playing for the school, youth, under 23, 'B' and senior teams.
He had the world at his feet - quite literally - but he remained loyal to London club Fulham, where he spent his entire 18-year career.
Haynes turned professional at the age of 17 in 1952 and made his senior England debut three years later when 20.
It was against Northerrn Ireland and he scored in the 2-0 win.
In 1960 he was appointed captain, succeeding Ronnie Clayton.
But it was events a year later that assured Haynes his place in football history.
It happened when, following the abolition of the maximum wage, he became the first footballer to earn £100 per week.
That was in 1961, the year in which he teamed up with Bobby Robson to form a key midfield partnership for England.
The pair were at the heart of a record sequence of results which saw England winning consecutive matches 5-2, 9-0, 4-2, 5-1, 9-3 and 8-0.
The 9-3 win was over Scotland at Wembley and was perhaps the match in which Haynes was at peak.
Haynes made a total of 56 England appearances, including the 1962 World Cup.
He would have won more caps but for a serious car accident in August 1962, which which kept him out of football for a year.
It did not stop other clubs trying to sign him and a year later Tottenham Hotspur, then the best team in the land, tried to lure him to White Hart Lane.
The deal would have broken the transfer record but he decided to remain loyal to Fulham.
As well as a master of the long pass Haynes was a prolific goal scorer, the Frank Lampard of his day.
He scored 159 goals in 594 league games and hit the net 18 times for England.
Haynes left his beloved Fulham in 1970 for South Africa, where he won a championship medal with Durban City.
His Fulham colleague and friend Sir Bobby Robson has described him as one of England's most gifted midfielders ever.
"He was one of the greatest passers in the history of football and would have been great in today's game," said the ex-England manager.
