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George
Eastham |
Bolton Wanderers
FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 1:
A 0
100% successful
1935
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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George Richard Eastham |
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Birth |
Saturday,
13 September 1913 in Blackpool, Lancashire |
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registered in Fylde October-December 1913 |
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Marriage |
to Ellen Mary (Jean) Bullough, on 16
May 1936 |
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registered in Bolton April-June 1936 |
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According to the 1939
register, George is a professional footballer, married to Ellen, living at
235c St. Anne's Road in Blackpool.
In 1986, on the occasion of
their golden Wedding Anniversary, they were living in Stafford Road in
Poulton. |
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Death |
Friday, 28 January 2000 in Milnerton,
Cape Town, South Africa |
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aged
86 years 137 days |
registered South Africa Estates Death Index 1999-2014 |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Played junior
football within Blackpool, including Cambridge Juniors FC and South Shore
Wednesday FC. Joined Bolton Wanderers FC in 1932, making 114 league
appearances, scoring sixteen goals, before he signed for Brentford AFC
on 11 June 1937 for a transfer fee in the region of £5000, and made another 69 league appearances, scoring once. Returned to his hometown club, Blackpool FC
on 9
November 1938 for £7000, making 44 league appearances, scoring
nine goals. He had been placed on the 'open-to-transfer' list on
26 April 1939, although he was re-signed on 12 May. During the war, Eastham
assisted Birmingham FC in September 1940 and York City FC in February
1941. Also assisted Brentford AFC in March 1941. Eastham then joined Swansea
Town FC on 8 August 1947 and made fifteen league appearances and then onto Rochdale AFC in June 1948
for just two league appearances. Lincoln City AFC picked up his
signature on 31 December 1948 after they had stated that they had denied
signing him on 18 November, he went on to make 27 league
appearances, and scored once, and then Hyde United in
November 1950. He was then an Ards FC player/manager from 21 July 1953,
ending his playing career in 1955. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
Irish
League (one appearance, 1956) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5' 9½", 10st.
8lbs [1937]. 5'
8", 10st.
2½lbs [1938]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management Career |
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Club(s) |
Remained an
Ards FC manager from 21 July 1953 until 23 October 1958, when he took over
the managerial duties
of Accrington Stanley FC. He returned to Ireland when he became the manager of Belfast
Distillery in June 1959, a post he held until March 1964. He became
manager of Ards FC again late in 1964 until March 1970. He spent
some time scouting for Stoke City AFC until he had a spell at South
African (Cape Town) club Hellenic FC in late-1971, replacing his son as
manager. He was also manager at Glentoran FC in late-1972. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of four who became the 611th players (612)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-right |
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Only match |
No. 198, 18 May 1935, Netherlands 0 England
1, a friendly match at Olympisch Stadium, Stadionbuurt, Amsterdam, aged 21 years
247 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Father of
George Eastham
Died a day after Bert Sproston. |
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Beyond England |
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During his early years in Blackpool,
he was a baker. Managed many Irish clubs after retiring from football.
Emigrated to South Africa in 1989. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.93. |
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England Disgrace |
"FOOTBALLER FOUND NOT
GUILTY OF NEGLECT."
"A summons against George Eastham, of Fulmer
Road, Ealing, a member of Brentford Football Club, for neglecting an
Alsation dog was dismissed at Ealing by a majority decision of the Bench.
Mr Gordon Jones, prosecuting for the R.S.P.C.A., said that on September 17
the dog was found in Elthorne Park, Hanwell, extremely thin and emaciated.
It fed ravenously when offered food. A veterinary surgeon found it had
distemper and had been kept short of food. The dog had been destroyed.
George Eastham said the dog went off its food six weeks ago. He took it to
Brentford animal clinic and was told to feed it on milk. This he did, and
the dog seemed to get better. On September 16 he found it had jumped a
five-foot fence and got away. He searched for it that night without
success. His wife and he were distressed at its loss. William Paul, of
Brentford animal clinic, said he was unqualified and held no diploma. Mr
H. G. Greenwood, for Eastham, said. 'I suggest that if the person to whom
Eastham took the dog had been a veterinary surgeon he would not have been
in court to-day. One knows that the R.S.P.C.A. is not friendly towards
people without degrees.' -
Tuesday, 12 October 1937, The Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette. |
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George Eastham - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
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 Eastham
- 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
- Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
George
Eastham
- Match History
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Club:
Bolton Wanderers F.C. - one full appearance
(90 min) |
F.A. International Selection Committee - one full appearance
(90 min)x |
Notes
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CG
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