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George
Hedley |
Sheffield United FC
1 appearance,
1 debut goal
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F
3:
A 0
100% successful
1900-02
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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George Albert Hedley |
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Birth |
Thursday,
20 July 1876 at 30 Monkland Street in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire |
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registered in Middlesbrough July-September 1876 |
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Baptism |
Sunday, 13 August 1876 at St. Paul's Church in Middlesbrough |
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According to the 1881
census, George Albert was the only child of George and Mary Elizabeth (née
Chester).
They live at 34 Carter Street in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. His father is a
joiner. |
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According to the 1891
census, George A. remains the only child. He is a telegraph messenger, and
they all live at 56 Harris Street in MIddlesbrough. His father still a
joiner. |
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According to the 1901
census, George Alfred is a professional footballer boarding with Betsy
Jackson and the Thickitt family, including fellow England footballer Harry
Thickitt. They live at 66 Urban Road in Balby with Hexthorpe, in
Doncaster. |
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First marriage |
to Ruth Hill, in 1901. |
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registered in Dudley April-June 1901 |
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Children |
George and Ruth Hedley had one son
together. Rowland Hill (b.17 June 1902 in
Doncaster). |
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(His wife, Ruth, died on
19 July 1906 in Sedgley)
According to the 1911 census,
George A., still a professional footballer, widowed, with one son, Rowland. He has one servant and they live at 69 Park Street South in Wolverhampton. |
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Second marriage |
to Lilian May Mason on
Tuesday, 23 September 1913
at St. Luke's Church, Wolverhampton. George is fifteen years her
senior, and she was a widow. |
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registered in Wolverhampton July-September 1913 |
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"George Hedley, Bristol's manager, and the old Sheffield United
and Wolves player was married at Wolverhampton a day or two before the
Fosse match." - Football News, Saturday, 4 October 1913 |
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Children |
George and Lily Hedley had one daughter
together. Cissie Evelyn (b.21 June 1914 in Bristol), living at 42
Ashton Road, Bedminster at the time of her baptism (20 July 1914).
However, according to his Army records...The Children's Society attempted
to track down George Hedley in an attempt to recompense for a child he had
fathered to an unknown woman. |
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(His mother died in early
1919 in Middlesbrough)
According to the 1921
census, George Albert, now a licensed victualler and now married to Lilian, with one daughter, Cissie. They live at The George & Dragon in Redcliffe Hill in Bristol.
(His father died in late 1922 in Middlesbrough) |
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According to the 1939 register, George is a public house
licensee, still married, and living at The White Hart, 84 Bedminster
Parade in Bedminster area of Bristol. |
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Death |
Sunday, 16 August 1942 at 46 Paget Road in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire |
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aged
66 years 27 days |
registered in Wolverhampton July-September 1942 |
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Obituary |
"GEORGE HEDLEY DEAD
"The death
took place yesterday at [46, Paget Road] Wolverhampton of George Albert Hedley, one of the
best players who ever appeared for Wolverhampton Wanderers, and one who
had the distinction of holding three winners' Cup Final medals and one
runners-up medal. Hedley, who was 66, went to the Wanderers from Sheffield
United, for whom he appeared in three final ties—in 1899 against Derby
County, in 1901 against Tottenham Hotspur, and in 1902 against
Southampton. Sheffield United won the the first and last of the three
matches. His fourth appearance in a final tie was with the Wanderers in
1908 against Newcastle United, when he scored one of the goals. He had
joined the Midland club the previous season as an inside-right, but
against Newcastle United he played at centre-forward. Afterwards he went
to live at Bristol but two years ago he was bombed out, and returned to
Wolverhampton." - Birmingham Mail [Staffordshire Advertiser],
Monday, 17 August 1942. |
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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) |
Started his career with his local club, South Bank FC, from where he
joined Sheffield United FC as an amateur for the 1897-98 season. Hedley
turned professional in May 1898. Joined Southampton FC in May 1903.
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC signed him on 3 May 1906, amid
'keen competition and the transfer fee is a stiff one.' He remained
until 23 April 1913. |
League honours
313 appearances 101 goals |
Sheffield United FC 1898-1903
120 appearances 36 goals
debut: 26 March 1898 West Bromwich Albion FC 2
Sheffield United FC 0.
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
1906-13 193 appearances, 65 goals
debut
(division two): 1 September 1906 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 Hull City FC
1.
last (division two): 25 January 1913 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2
Leeds City FC 2. |
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Club honours |
Football League Division One Champions
1897-98 (2ᵃ), runners-up 1899-1900 (31ᵃ 14ᵍ),
fourth place 1902-03 (10ᵃ 2ᵍ);
Sheriff of London Charity shield
shared 1898;
FA Cup winner 1898-99
(9ᵃ 2ᵍ),
1901-02 (9ᵃ 2ᵍ), 1907-08 (7ᵃ 4ᵍ), runners-up 1900-01 (7ᵃ 1ᵍ); Southern League winners
1903-04; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10", 11st.
7lbs [1901]
5'
8½" 14st 0lbs [1917]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management
Career |
Club(s)
League honours
P 81 W 31 D
18 L 32 |
Left his playing career to become manager of Bristol City FC on 23 April
1913 until the end of the 1914-15. Applied for the vacant managerial
position at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in the 1922 summer, but was
overlooked. |
Football League best Division Two eighth place
1913-14;
FA Cup best second round
1914-15 (beaten by Everton FC 0-4) |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of five who became the 257th players (259)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-forward |
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Only match |
No.
71, 9 March 1901, England 3 Ireland 0, a British
Championship match at The Dell, Milton Road, The Common, Southampton, aged
24 years
232 days.
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1900-01; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1900-01; |
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Individual honours |
The North
(two appearances, 2ᵍ March 1900-February 1901);
The
Professionals (withdrew, September 1901) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
Was for many years, until 1941, a Bristol
licensee, namely the George & Dragon in Radcliffe Hill, and The White
Hart in Bedminster. Then not long
before his death returned to Wolverhampton to take over a boarding house. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.125/6.
Joined the Royal
Garrison Artillery on 4 January 1917 in Bristol as a forty-year old. |
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