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George
Elliott |
Middlesbrough FC
3 appearances, 0 goals
P 3 W 0 D 0 L 3 F
2:
A 7
0% successful
1913-23
captain: none
minutes played: 270 |
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Timeline |
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George Washington Elliott |
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Birth |
7 January 1889 in Bishop Wearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham [registered in
Sunderland, March 1889]. Moved to Middlesbrough between 1891 and 1893. |
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Baptism |
30 January 1889 in St. Barnabas, Hendon, County Durham. |
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According to the 1891
census, George is the youngest of three children, to George and Mary Ann
(née Laing), living at 9 Hastings Street in Bishop Wearmouth,
Sunderland. His father is a mariner. |
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According to the 1901
census, George W. is now third child of six, now living at Denmark Street
in Middlesbrough. His father is an agent for American Anglo Oil Company. |
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According to the 1911
census, George W. is a professional footballer, and one of five children,
still living with his parents at 76 Southfield Road in Middlesbrough. His
father is a cargo superintendent. The census also revealed that George and
Mary Ann had had eleven children in total, four had died. |
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Marriage |
to Olga Emma Schumm [registered in Middlesbrough,
March 1916]. Three children, Pearl (b.11 April 1919),
Norma (b.21 February 1921) and George (b.6 December 1922). Olga died in
late-1945. |
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According to the 1921
census, George W., a professional footballer (at Middlesbrough FC), is now
married to Olga, with their two children, Pearl and Norma, they live at
53 Lothian Road in Middlesbrough. |
"The body of the victim of the Middlesbrough motor
tragedy, found in the under part of a car in a garage has been identified
as that of Geovanni Serrecchia, aged 11, of 22 West Row, Stockton-on-Tees.
In an official statement, the Middlesbrough Chief Constable says that
shortly after 10 o'clock on Tuesday night George Elliott, the well known
footballer, telephoned to the police station. A friend, he said, had
noticed what he thought were rags on the side of the car he had just
placed in his garage near Lothian Road, Middlesbrough, but closer
examination had revealed the body of a child wedged in the back part of
the car. Police officials proceeding to the garage found the boy face
downwards, head towards the back of the car, the left foot between the
chassis and silencer on the offside. The body was badly mutilated. They
got in touch with the Stockton police, who reported that the boy was known
to be missing, and they had followed a trail of blood for some distance.
The accident appeared to have occurred in Parliament Street, Stockton.
The inquest will be opened today." - Aberdeen Press and
Journal, Thursday, 20 August 1925.
"The members of the
jury, before the start of the proceedings, motored over the route taken by
the car on the night of the tragedy. They then inspected the car in the
yard, adjoining the court. George Washington Elliott, the driver of the
car, was present, and was represented by Mr. C.B. Fenwick, of Newcastle.
The evidence of the father of the boy was taken when the inquest was
opened a week ago, when he said that people in the street had told him
that the driver switched off the lights and drove on after the accident.
James Crow, a bright-looking boy of 11, said that he and the boy
Serrecchia with another boy went into Parliament Street at about 9.20 p.m.
Serrecchia stayed on one side of the road and witness and the other boy
crossed over. Serrecchia then shouted across, "No shegs - I've found a
tanner." Witness ran back and Serrecchia showed him some silver in his
hand. Serrecchia started to walk across the road to the other boy, and
witness followed a few yards behind. A motor horn was sounded and witness
saw a motor-car coming from the direction of Thornaby. It was then five
yards away. Witness stepped back quickly, but the car knocked down
Serrecchia, the middle of the radiator striking him. He fell on to his
back and the car went over him. The car passed on and I bent down to see
where he was" said Crowe, "but all I could see were sparks. The front axle
missed him. He was then lying with his head in the direction the car was
going. He seemed to be turned right over and the back axle caught him,
dragging him along with his head downwards." Witness said that he shouted,
"Stop! there is a boy under the car. The car was then five yards away and
he whistled through his fingers. At the request of the Coroner, the boy
gave a similar whistle, and a shrill laugh which, he said, was similar to
the one he made at the time of the accident. Continuing, Crowe said that
the occupants of the car were near enough to hear his whistle. They took
no notice, however, the car swerving to the right hand side of the road.
The car, which was then on its proper side, was going at a medium speed
when the accident occurred, but he thought it went faster after he
whistled. He added: "The car had no lights on when I first saw it, but
when it passed me I saw the back light go on. I looked for the number
plate and could not see it. Just before reaching the corner of Bowesfield
Lane I saw the rear light go on." Serrecchia was being dragged along the
ground all the way. Cross-examined by Mr. Fenwick, witness said it was
dark at the time. He was quite sure there were no sidelights on the car
when it came along. Serrecchia and he were not larking in the roadway.
Clifford Preston (15), who was with Serrecchia and the previous witness,
gave his version of the affair. As Crowe and Serrecchia were crossing the
road to rejoin witness after the finding of the sixpence, he said, the car
swerved to the right. There were no lights on the car and he did not hear
any horn sounded. Serrecchia stopped and turned round and was facing the
car when it struck him. Witness noticed the rear light of the car after it
had knocked down the boy, but he could not say what happened to it
afterwards. The car was going at what he described as 'a good pace." He
was only able to see the boy under the car for a short distance, owing to
the darkness. In reply to Mr. Fenwick, witness admitted that the boy was
walking quickly across the road and had seen a car stop and then dodge in
front of it. A Juryman: Was there any struggle for possession of the
sixpence? Witness: No. John Thomas York, of Thornaby, said that he was
attracted by the shout. "Oh! Tony's under the car." He had not previously
noticed the car. Witness could not say how many people were in it. He
jumped into the roadway and shouted. "For Heaven's sake, stop! There is a
child under the car." The car was then nearly up to him and he ran after
it still shouting and waving his arms. "Two men" declared the witness "who
were at the back of the car, raised themselves and turned their heads,
laughed and sat down. I don't know whether they saw me, but I thought I
had attracted their attention. I then shouted 'Stop' and the car was then
about ten yards off." He heard no horn sounded and did not see any lights
on the rear, but could not swear as to whether there were any or not. "I
followed the trail of blood," continued the witness "going up Parliament
Street, Edward Street, Park Road, Yarm Road to Hartburn Bridge, the trail
ceased. The distance is about two miles."
[piece now missing,
indecipherable] Dr. J.E.M. Pedlow, the acting police surgeon, said
that he was called to the garage by Elliott, and there found Inspector
Heald. The body was lying under the car. The head of the body was at the
rear of the car and feet towards the front. The body was almost naked, and
there were just remains of a cotton shirt and jersey wrapped round the
head. Elliott was present and was greatly perturbed. He said he knew
nothing until he got back to his garage, where a friend had drawn his
attention to the body. Elliott talked quite capably and intelligently, and
asked them to examine the car. He was sober. Witness made a post-mortem
examination. The injuries were consistent with the body having been caught
by the left foot and dragged face downwards along the road. In reply to
the foreman of the jury, witness said that Elliott did not smell of drink.
The speed of the car was estimated by Harold Wright, of Stockton-on-Tees,
to be ten miles an hour as it went along Parliament Street. He heard the
horn sounded twice. The car's lamps were alight." - The
Yorkshire Evening Post, Thursday, 27 August 1925.
"There
was a development to-day in connection with the Stockton motor-car
tragedy, the inquest proceedings of which concluded late last night, when
George Washington Elliott, of 53, Lothian-road, Middlesbrough, was
arrested this morning on a charge of manslaughter. It was intimated to
Elliott at the close of the inquest on Giovanni Serracchia, whose
mutilated body was found underneath his car, that the Stockton police had
a warrant for his arrest. As the result of an arrangement with
Superintendent T. Hammond, of the Stockton Division of the Durham County
Constabulary, Elliott presented himself at the Stockton police station
this morning, where he was arrested and charged. His answer to the charge
was one of 'Not guilty,' and he was brought before a special sitting of
the Stockton magistrates, and evidence of his arrest was given. Mr. T.
Jackson, instructed by the police, appeared for the prosecution, and the
accused was represented by Mr. Robson, of Messrs. Punch and Robson,
solicitors, Middlesbrough. Mr. Jackson suggested that substantial bail
should be offered and mentioned that they would be satisfied with one
surety of £500 and the accused in £500. It was pointed out by
Mr. Robson that the facts of the case had been investigated elsewhere, and
his client had a complete answer to the charge. He was not likely to run
away, and was only to anxious to meet the charge. He felt that the
requirements of the case would be met by his client's and another surety
of £250. Bail was finally allowed on accused's surety of £500
and another surety of £500. The latter was forthcoming from Mr. J.
Wesley Brown, of Middlesbrough, and the case was adjourned to Thornaby,
10th September." - The Yorkshire Post, Monday, 31 August
1925.
"The magisterial inquiry into the charge of
manslaughter against George Washington Elliott was resumed at
Stockton-on-Tees on Monday afternoon. For Elliott, Mr. C.B. Fenwick
cross-examined Superintendent Hammond (of Stockton) as to a broken
headlamp and an indentation and scratches which the witness found on
examining Elliott's car that day after the fatality. Witness would not
admit that the broken lamp was of old standing, though he admitted an
indentation on the rim of the lamp was." - The Echo, Monday,
14 September 1925.
"George Washington Elliott, cargo
superintendent, was at Durham Assizes to-day acquitted of the charge of
manslaughter arising out of the death of a Stockton boy. Mr. Waugh,
defending, contended there was no evidence to go to the jury of such gross
carelessness and negligence as would justify a verdict of manslaughter.
Evidence pointed to the conclusion that the car did not knock the boy
down, but that he slipped down and thus got under the car. Mr. Justice
Fraser said the case must go on. Among witnesses for the defence were
three men riding in Elliott's car. All categorically denied that they knew
that anybody was knocked down by the car, that they heard any shouting, or
that anything of any kind took place which indicated that the boy had been
knocked down or was being dragged underneath. Elliott said he had not the
slightest knowledge that anything wrong had happened until the car was
garaged." - Northern Daily Mail, Friday, 13 November 1925.
"George Washington Elliott was a passenger in a motor-car
with which a motor-combination collided on Friday night, with fatal
results to George Adamson, aged 19, who was in the sidecar. Mr. Elliott,
accompanied by his wife, was a passenger in the car, which was driven by
W. Kenyon, of Middlesbrough. The motor-combination apparently hit the rear
of the car, and William Charles Pipe, a butcher, the driver of the former,
and Adamson were hurled on to the footpath. The car stopped, and Adamson
was conveyed to North Ormesby Hospital, where he died." -
The Courier and Advertiser, Monday, 21 June 1926.
"The
inquest was concluded at Middlesbrough this afternoon on Thos. Adamson
(19), of Wicklow Street, Middlesbrough, who was killed in a motor accident
near Marton Bungalow. He was a passenger in a motor-cycle combination,
driven by Chas. Pipe, butcher, which crashed into the rear of a motor-car
owned by George Elliott. The evidence showed that the combination was one
which had been offered for purchase to Pipe, who was testing it at the
time of the accident. It was stated that the marks showed that the motor
cycle had travelled 74 yards after the impact. One witness said he saw
Adamson thrown into the air, and that he dropped back on to the side car.
Pipe said that he followed the motor-car for some distance, and gradually
overtook it. Deciding to pass it, he drew out to the right. At the same
time the motor-car also turned to the right and forced him further out.
When he got round the car he saw a cyclist approaching about six yards
away. He jammed on his brakes, and in trying to get to the rear of the
motor-car again, the side-car struck the motor-car. A verdict of
'accidental death' was returned, the jury being unanimously of the opinion
that Pipe had committed an error of judgment." - Northern
Daily Mail, Tuesday, 29 June 1926.
"George Washington
Elliott (38), cargo superintendent, of 53 Lothian-road, Middlesbrough, was
charged at Middlesbrough on Monday with being drunk in charge of a motor
car. Mr. A. Lauriston asked for an adjournment, as he had only been
instructed for the defence that morning. The police offered no objection,
and Elliott was remanded on bail." - The Daily Mail, Tuesday,
7 September 1926.
"George Washington Elliott was fined £25
and had his license suspended for twelve months, at Middlesbrough, on
Wednesday, for being drunk in charge of a motor car. Mr Henry Riches, the
Chief Constable, said that on Saturday last a police constable saw
defendant leave an hotel and stagger across the road to his motor-car.
Along with three other persons, Elliott entered the vehicle, took hold of
the driving wheel. and endeavoured to start the engine. The constable, an
inspector, and a sergeant went to the car and attempted to persuade
Elliott, who was drunk, to leave the vehicle. He refused to get out, and
declared he was going to drive the car home. He was then forcibly removed
and taken to the police station. Mr Reuben Cohen, who defended, admitted
that Elliott was drunk, but called witnesses to prove that he had no
intention of driving the car, and that if he had had those who were with
him would not have allowed him to do so. The Stipendiary, in passing
sentence, said the fact that Elliott's friends might not have allowed him
to drive had saved him from prison. He was undoubtedly drunk in charge of
the car." - The Daily Mail, Thursday, 9 September 1926. |
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According to the 1939 register, George, a shipbrokers
checker, and Olga are living at 99 Ayrseome Street in Middlesbrough, with
their three children. |
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Death |
27
November 1948 in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, aged
59 years 325 days
[registered in Middlesbrough, December 1948]. |
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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) |
Played schoolboy football in Middlesbrough, playing for Redcar Crusaders
FC and South Bank FC, before signing for Middlesbrough FC in May 1909. He appeared as a guest player for The Celtic FC during WWI.
After scoring 203 league goals in 344 appearances, and
after being placed on the transfer list in May 1925 after fifteen years
service, retired. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (three appearances)
Top Goalscorer Football League (32, 1913-14) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9", 11st.
8lbs [1921]. |
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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
seven who became the 361st players (366)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-forward |
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First match |
No. 114, 15 February 1913, Ireland 3 England
0, a British Championship match at Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged 24 years
39 days. |
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Last match |
No. 121, 15 March 1920, England 1 Wales 2, a
British Championship match at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London, aged
31 years 68 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1912-13, 1913-14, 1919-20; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1912-13; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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He came from a long established
shipping family, and he himself was employed as a cargo superintendent at
Middlesbrough Docks. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.95. |
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George Elliott - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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7 |
3 |
3 |
270 |
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 Elliott
- 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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Home |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
-4 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
2.50 |
0.00 |
-2 |
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Away |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| All
- British Championship |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
1 |
0 |
0.667 |
2.333 |
0.00 |
-3 |
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George Elliott
- 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 |
| BC
1912-13 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| BC
1913-14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| BC
1919-20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC
All |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
1 |
0 |
0.667 |
2.333 |
0.00 |
-3 |
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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 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
1 |
0 |
0.667 |
2.333 |
0.00 |
-3 |
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All |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
1 |
0 |
0.667 |
2.333 |
0.00 |
-3 |
Notes
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CG
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