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Gerry Haywood
Gerry Haywood
Personal information
Full name	Gerry A. Haywood
Born	4 May 1946; Yorkshire, England
Died	12 September 2016 (aged 70); Dewsbury, England
Home town	Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Darts information
Playing darts since	1966
Laterality	Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1981–1984
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16 1984
World Masters	Last 32 1984
Other achievements
	world best player in 1978

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Gerry Haywood (4 May 1946 – 12 September 2016)^[1] was an English professional darts player who competed in the 1970s and 1980s.

He competed in the 1984 BDO World Darts Championship, defeating the Welsh player Owen Thomas 2–0 in the first round, but was defeated 4–0 in the second round by American Nicky Virachkul. Haywood also played in the 1984 Winmau World Masters but lost in the first round to Bob Anderson. His greatest run came in the 1983 British Professional, beating Keith Deller and Dai Furnish to reach the quarter-finals, before losing to Eric Bristow.

Haywood died in September 2016.^[2]

References

^ Ballantine, David. "Deta Hedman Goes Top of Rankings". www.bdodarts.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
^ "Tributes paid to ex-England player Haywood after death". Darts Weekly. 16 September 2016. p. 13. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

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[1] Ballantine, David. "Deta Hedman Goes Top of Rankings". www.bdodarts.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

[2] "Tributes paid to ex-England player Haywood after death". Darts Weekly. 16 September 2016. p. 13. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

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+'''Gerry Haywood''' (4 May 1946 – 12 September 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdodarts.com/104-news/news-rankings/359-deta-hedman-goes-top-of-rankings|title=Deta Hedman Goes Top of Rankings|last=Ballantine|first=David|website=www.bdodarts.com|access-date=21 September 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923051511/http://www.bdodarts.com/104-news/news-rankings/359-deta-hedman-goes-top-of-rankings|archivedate=23 September 2016}}</ref> was an English professional [[darts]] player who competed in the 1970s and 1980s.
-'''Gerry Haywood''' (born c.1950) is a retired [[England|English]] [[professional]] [[darts]] player who competed in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
-He competed in the [[1984 BDO World Darts Championship]], defeating the [[Wales|Welsh]] player Owen Thomas 2-0 in the first round, but was defeated 4-0 in the second round by [[United States|American]] [[Nicky Virachkul]]. Haywood also played in the 1984 [[Winmau World Masters]] but lost in the first round to [[Bob Anderson (darts player)|Bob Anderson]]. His greatest run came in the 1983 British Professional, beating [[Keith Deller]] and Dai Furnish to reach to quarter finals, losing to [[Eric Bristow]].
+He competed in the [[1984 BDO World Darts Championship]], defeating the [[Wales|Welsh]] player [[Owen Thomas (darts player)|Owen Thomas]] 2–0 in the first round, but was defeated 4–0 in the second round by [[United States|American]] [[Nicky Virachkul]]. Haywood also played in the 1984 [[Winmau World Masters]] but lost in the first round to [[Bob Anderson (darts player)|Bob Anderson]]. His greatest run came in the 1983 British Professional, beating [[Keith Deller]] and Dai Furnish to reach the quarter-finals, before losing to [[Eric Bristow]].
+Haywood died in September 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=16 September 2016|title=Tributes paid to ex-England player Haywood after death|magazine=Darts Weekly|page=13|url=https://issuu.com/dartsweekly/docs/darts_weekly_37/1|accessdate=6 October 2016}}</ref>
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