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George Eastham

Arsenal FC

 19 appearances, 2 goals

P 19 W 14 D 2 L 3 F 50: A 22
*(actual F 43: A 22)
79% successful
1961-66

captain: none
minutes played: 1653

Timeline
  George Edward Eastham OBE

(*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Birth 23 September 1936 in Blackpool, Lancashire [registered in Blackpool, December 1936].
Marriage to  [registered in ]. First daughter, born 13 October 1960

Source

 Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Biographies Determined to Win: George Eastham [Stanley Paul, London 1964]
 

x. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Club Career
Club(s) An Englishman in Ireland, George junior followed his father and his managerial career, becoming an amateur with Ards FC of Northern Ireland, before signing professional in May 1956. Within weeks, Newcastle United FC signed him for £9000, and in November 1960, Arsenal FC signed him for £47,500.  Following the triumphant World Cup Finals, Eastham signed for Stoke City AFC for £30,000 in August 1966, before travelling to South Africa with Cape Town club, Hellenic FC, where he was player/manager from February to August 1971. He was replaced as manager by his father.  George junior returned to Stoke City AFC in October 1971, where he remained until retiring in February 1975.
Club honours Football League Cup winner 1971-72;
Individual honours Football League (three appearances)
Distinctions x
Height/Weight 5' 7½", 9st. 12½lbs [1965].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Management Career
Club(s) Whilst at Stoke City AFC, Eastham was offered the post of player/assistant manager in December 1972, a position he held until he retired from playing in February 1975. He became caretaker manager of City in February 1977, taken the role full-time in May 1977 until January 1978.

England Career
Player number 820th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside-left
First match No. 368, 8 May 1963, England 1 Brazil 1, a friendly match at The Empire Stadium, Wembley, aged 26 years 227 days.
Last match No. 402, 3 July 1966, Denmark 0 England 2, a pre-World Cup Scandinavian tour match at Idrætsparken, København, aged 29 years 283 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1963-64; World Cup Finals 1966;
Team honours World Cup winner 1966;
Individual honours England U23 (6 appearances, 1959-60)
Distinctions Son of George Eastham

Beyond England
x. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.


The Numbers
parties Apps comp. apps Starts substitute unused minutes Goals goals ave.min Captain
32+ 19 3 19 ▲0
▼1		 1 1653 2 827 min none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
19 14 2 3 50 22 +28 2 6 2.632 1.158 78.9 +11

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 6 4 2 0 15 7 +8 0 1 2.50 1.167 83.3 +4
Away 12 10 0 2 35 14 +21 1 5 2.917 1.167 83.3 +8
Neutral 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 14 10 2 2 31 16 +15 1 4 2.214 1.143 78.6 +8
Red 5 4 0 1 19 6 +13 1 2 3.80 1.20 80.0 +3

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
British Championship 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 1 1 4.00 1.333 66.7 +1
Minor Tournament 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 1 0 0.50 3.00 0.00 -2
Friendly 14 12 2 0 37 12 +15 0 5 2.643 0.857 92.9 +12

Tournament Record

World Cup Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 1966 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
All 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0

British Championship Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1963-64 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 1 1 4.00 1.333 66.7 +1
All 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 1 1 4.00 1.333 66.7 +1

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
BC 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 1 1 4.00 1.333 66.7 +1
3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 1 1 4.00 1.333 66.7 +1

Minor Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Taça das Nações 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 1 0 0.50 3.00 0.00 -2

Match History

 Club: Newcastle United F.C. - 0 full appearances manager: Walter Winterbottom - 0 full appearancesx

 
Age 23 under 23  
six appearances - France November 1959, Scotland & Netherlands March 1960,
GDR, Poland & Israel May 1960.
      

 Club: Arsenal F.C. - nineteen full appearances (1653 min)  

apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 24
George Eastham was a member of the third of the Winter 1960 get-togethers. At Upton Park on 13-15 March 1961.

348 21 May 1961 - Portugal 1 England 1, Estadio Nacional, Lisboa WCP AD party member
349 24 May 1961 - Italy 2 England 3, Stadio Olimpico, Roma
tour		 AW
350 27 May 1961 - Austria 3 England 1, Praterstadion, Wien AL
 

Age 25
356 14 April 1962 - Scotland 2 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC AL reserve

  manager: Alf Ramsey - nineteen full appearances (1653 min)x

Age 26
1 368 8 May 1963 - England 1 Brazil 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HD   10
2 369 29 May 1963 - Czechoslovakia 2 England 4
 Tehelné pole, Bratislava
tour		 AW   10
3 370 2 June 1963 - German Democratic Republic 1 England 2
 Zentralstadion, Leipzig		 AW   10
371 5 June 1963 - Switzerland 1 England 8, Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel AW squad/reserve

Age 27
4 372 12 October 1963 - Wales 0 England 4
 Ninian Park, Cardiff		 BC AW   10
5 373 23 October 1963 - England 2 Rest of the World 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HW   10
6 374 20 November 1963 - England 8 Northern Ireland 3
 Empire Stadium, Wembley		 BC HW   10
7 375 11 April 1964 - Scotland 1 England 0
Hampden Park, Glasgow		 BC AL   10
8 376 6 May 1964 - England 2 Uruguay 1
 Empire Stadium, Wembley
tour		 HW   10
9 377 17 May 1964 - Portugal 3 England 4
Estádio Nacional, Lisboa		 AW   10
10 378 24 May 1964 - Republic of Ireland 1 England 3
Dalymount Park, Dublin		 AW 9 10
11 379 27 May 1964 - United States 0 England 10
Downing Stadium, New York City		 AW ▼(0-3) 33 10
12 380 30 May 1964 - Brazil 5 England 1
Estádio Municipal, Rio
TC		 AW   10
381 4 June 1964 - England 1 Portugal 1, Estádio Municipal, Rio ND squad/reserve
13 382 6 June 1964 - Argentina 1 England 0
Estádio Municipal, Rio		 NL   10

Age 28
14 388 5 May 1965 - England 1 Hungary 0
 Empire Stadium, Wembley
tour		 HW 10
389 9 May 1965 - Yugoslavia 1 England 1, Stadion Crvena zvezda, Beograd AD squad/reserve
15 390 12 May 1965 - West Germany 0 England 1
Städtisches Stadion, Nürnberg		 AW   10
16 391 16 May 1965 - Sweden 1 England 2
 Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg		 AW   10

Age 29
17 395 8 December 1965 - Spain 0 England 2
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid		 Fr AW   10
18 396 5 January 1966 - England 1 Poland 1
Goodison Park, Liverpool		 Fr HD   10
399 4 May 1966 - England 2 Yugoslavia 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW squad/reserve
400 26 June 1966 - Finland 0 England 3, Olympiastadion, Helsinki tour AW
401 29 June 1966 - Norway 1 England 6, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo AW
19 402 3 July 1966 - Denmark 0 England 2
 Idrætsparken, København		 AW 10
403 5 July 1966 - Poland 0 England 1, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów AW squad/reserve
 

WCF		 reserve il 22x
404 11 July 1966 - England 0 Uruguay 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley HD party member
405 16 July 1966 - England 2 Mexico 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
406 20 July 1966 - France 0 England 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
407 23 July 1966 - England 1 Argentina 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
408 26 July 1966 - England 2 Portugal 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
409 30 July 1966 - England 4 West Germany 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
  
 

  

 
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