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George
Molyneux |
Southampton FC
4 appearances, 0 goals
P 4 W 2 D
1 L 1 F 9: A 5
63% successful
1902-03
captain: none
minutes played: 360 |
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Timeline |
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George Molyneux |
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Birth |
24
July 1875 in Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire [registered in
West Derby, September 1875].
George is the oldest of ten children. The 1939 register
confirms his birthdate. |
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Baptism |
12
September 1875 in St. Peter's Church, Kirkdale, Liverpool.
Address stated as Walton Road, Liverpool. To Ellis and Hannah, his father
is a labourer. |
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According to the 1881
census, the George is the eldest of three children to Ellis and Mary
Hannah (née Handford), they are one of three families living at 48
Sessions Road. His father works at the brickworks on the kilns. |
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According to the 1891
census, George, an apprentice plumber, the oldest of six, living at 11
Croylands Street in Kirkdale, Liverpool. |
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According to the 1901
census, George is one of two professional footballers, the other being
Arthur Blackburn, boarding with Joseph and Annie Podesta, and their
daughter. They live at 58 Dover Street in the St.Mary's area of
Southampton. |
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According to the 1911
census, George is a professional footballer, still single, but one of two
boarders, the other being billiard marker Francis Gibbons, with Sarah
Orton and her four children. They live at 10 Gossett Avenue in
Prittlewell, north of Southend, in the shadow of Roots Hall. |
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According to the
1921 census, George is an engine driver for Southend Corporation, and is a
boarder, along with William Frank Hall, a bricklayer, still at the home of
Sarah Orton, now at 90 North Road in Southend-on-Sea. |
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According to the 1939 register, George, who
has never married, is living at 160 North Road in Southend-on-Sea with
Fred and Flora Studd. George is an engine driver at the sewerage works. |
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Death |
14 April 1942 at hospital,
living at 225 North
Road, Southend-on-Sea,
aged
66 years 257 days
[registered in Rochford, Essex, June 1942].
Buried in Southend. His sisters were the only mourners at his funeral. |
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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) |
George began
his career in the Liverpool Junior League playing for his local club,
Kirkdale FC. He appeared for a single league match for
Everton FC in December 1896, before playing with, South Shore FC and Wigan
County FC for 34 league appearances. While he was at Third Grenadier
Guards FC, he was wanted by many
First Division clubs, Aston Villa FC, Liverpool FC and Sunderland AFC
inclusive, as well as Luton Town FC. But it was Stoke FC whom Molyneux
signed for, on 3 March 1898. However, he
re-joined Everton FC before the season ended, and playing in 42
more league matches. Moved onto Southampton FC in 1900,
featuring in 142 Southern League appearances. Portsmouth FC in
1905, playing 23 Southern League matches, and then joined
the newly formed Southend United FC in 1906, becoming their first captain, having a spell as manager in
the 1910-11 season.
He subsequently assisted Colchester Town FC.
Two separate newspaper reports in May 1907
state that Molyneux was placed on the transfer list, while a Southampton
FC player, on loan to Everton FC. |
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Club honours |
Southern League winners 1900-01,
1902-03, 1903-04; FA Cup runners-up 1901-02; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10", 12st.
1lb [1902]. |
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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 two
who became 276th
players (276) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-back. |
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First match |
No. 76,
3 May 1902, England 2
Scotland
2, a replayed British Championship
match at Aston Lower Grounds, Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham, aged 26 years
283 days.
He also started the original No. 76,
5 April 1902, Scotland 1 England 1,
the original British Championship match at Ibrox Park, Copland Road, Glasgow. The 'Ibrox Disaster' |
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Last match |
No. 79,
4 April 1903, England 1 Scotland 2,
a British Championship
match at Bramall Lane, Highfield, Sheffield, aged
27 years 254 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1901-02,
1902-03; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared
1902-03; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
As part of the England team that witnessed the
Ibrox disaster, he was deeply affected by the trauma and haunted by it
until he died.
The stand collapsed
during the game and 26 people were killed with another 500 injured. |
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Beyond England |
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No additional information after he
left football, but he was trained as a plumber. He was a maintanence
engineer for the sewerage works in Southend until his retirement in 1940. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.176. |
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George Molyneux - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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5 |
4 |
4 |
360 |
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 Molyneux
- 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
-
British Championship |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+1 |
| All |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+1 |
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George Molyneux
- 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 1901-02 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| BC 1902-03 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.333 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+1 |
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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 |
| BC |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+1 |
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All |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+1 |
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George Molyneux
- Match History |
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Club: Southampton F.C. -
4 full appearances |
F.A. International Select Committee - 4
full capsx
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Age 26 |
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void |
5 April 1902 - Scotland 1 England 1,
Ibrox Park, Glasgow |
BC |
AD |
Start |
lb |
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1 |
76 |
3 May 1902 - England 2 Scotland 2,
Aston Lower Grounds,
Birmingham |
HD |
Start |
lb |
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Age 27 |
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2 |
77 |
14 February 1903 -
England 4 Ireland 0,
Molineux, Wolverhampton |
BC |
HW |
Start |
lb |
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3 |
78 |
2 March 1903
- England 2 Wales 1,
Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
HW |
Start |
lb |
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4 |
79 |
4 April 1903 -
England 1 Scotland 2,
Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
HL |
Start |
lb |
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