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George
Armitage |
Charlton Athletic FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 0 D 1 L 0 F 0:
A 0
50% successful
1923-25
disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Corporal George Henry
Armitage |
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Birth |
17 January 1898
in Stoke Newington, London [registered in Edmonton,
Middlesex, March 1898].
Attended Wordsworth Road School, in Hackney |
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According to the 1901 census,
a young 'Geo' is the youngest of five children to Robert Melton and Ellen (née Pinnuck). They live at 70 Shakespeare Road in Stoke Newington. His father
is a milk carrier. |
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Marriage |
to
Elsie Joyce Atkins [registered in Lambeth,
September 1926]. They had one daughter, Joyce (b.1931) |
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According to the 1911 census,
George is still attending school. He now lives with only his
mother, after his father committed suicide in 1910, at 4 Oldfield Road, Stoke
Newington.
According to to his army records, Armitage enlisted with
the Territorial Army on 17 November 1914, he was living at 9 Linkfield Road in
Isleworth, his sister's home, from 1914 as a railway audit clerk. He
served in France and Salonica. before transferring to the Durham Light
Infantry in June 1917 and then the Labour Corps on 13 February 1918,
fracturing his right elbow in a fall. He was discharged on 21 April 1919
because of tuberculosis. |
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According to the 1921 census, George Henry is an audit
clerk for the railway clearing house. He lives with his brother-in-law and
his family, George William Ivall, at 9 Linkfield Road in Isleworth. |
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Death |
28 August 1936
at Southern Railway, near Barming Station, Malling,
aged 38 years 225 days [registered in Malling, Kent,
September 1936].
Found on the railway track.
Left effects worth
£1317 2s. 5d. to his
widow, Emily Joyce. Living at 88 The Drive, in Beckenham at the time
of his death. He had already been involved in a serious motor accident in
May 1935. |
"Mr. George Henry Armitage, aged 38, of The Drive,
Beckenham, a former English amateur international football player, was
found dead on the railway line at Aylesford, Kent, on Friday. He had been
a patient at Preston Hall Sanatorium, near Maidstone." -
Monday, 31 August 1936, The Gloucestershire Echo.
"RAN
IN FRONT OF TRAIN
"The
theory that a Beckenham man, a former English amateur international
football player, depressed by his illness which was an aftermath of
the war, ran in front of a train on the day of his discharge from the
Preston Hall Settlement of the British Legion, was advanced at an
inquest at Aylesford on Monday on George Henry Armitage, aged 38 of
The Drive, Beckenham. Mr Armitage's
body was found on the railway line at Allington on Friday.
"Mrs Elsie
Joyce Armitage, the widow, identified the body and said the deceased
went to the Sanitorium because he was ill with tuberculosis, probably
an aftermath of the war. He made good progress and then had a relapse.
Her husband was depressed and upset.
"The driver of
the 1.8pm train from Maidstone East stated that he looked ahead to see
if the signal was clear and saw no one on the line. The train was
travelling at 30mph and he felt a jolt. The fireman of the train said
that at the spot where the train ran over Armitage there was a hut.
"Dr
T.J. Lee of Preston Hall Sanatorium said that on Friday the deceased
asked for his discharge, which would take effect from two o'clock.
The tragedy occurred before that. 'He
seemed to think he was much worse than he was'
said the doctor. 'He
was more anxious than depressed.'
The witness considered Armitage was a little unbalanced in mind.
"A
nurse in charge of the pavilion where Armitage was, also gave evidence
and said that that on Friday he did not seem to be his normal self.
A police constable
stated that he found a hat in the hut with the deceased's
initials on it. A portion of the shingle from the hut to the track was
disturbed as if someone had dashed to the line.
"Summing
up, the Coroner said that the evidence showed that Armitage left the
Sanitorium after mid-day and went to the line. He concealed himself in
the hut and when the train came he dived in front of it. A verdict of suicide
while of unsound mind
was returned. The foreman of the jury said it was clear the Preston
Hall authorities had treated the deceased well, and he had left
against their wishes." -
Friday, 4 September 1936, The Kentish Times
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Began playing
in the Hackney Schools in 1912/13. Played with St Savior's FC in
Chelsea, and then Wimbledon FC. Joined Charlton Athletic FC in March
1924 until March 1931 and made 165 league appearances. Played with Leyton
FC from January 1931 as club captain. Also represented Surrey FA and London FA. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Division Three South winners 1928-29; FA Amateur Cup runners-up 1933-34; |
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Individual honours |
FA Charity Shield (with
Amateurs) runners-up
1923,
winners
1925; |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5' 10½", 11st.
9lbs. [1925] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of five who
became the 495th
players (496) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-half |
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Only match |
No. 147, 24 October 1925,
Ireland 0
England 0, a British Championship match at Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast,
aged 27 years 280 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1925-26; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England
Amateurs (five appearances). FA Tour South Africa 1929. |
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Distinctions |
The first
Wimbledon FC player to be picked for England, albeit, as a reserve. Then
eventually capped by
England whilst a Third Division player. |
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Beyond England |
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no additional information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.12. |
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George Armitage - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 1 |
1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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George Armitage
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Away-
British Championship |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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George Armitage
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1925-26 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Notes
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CG
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