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George
Tweedy |
Grimsby Town FC
1 appearance,
2 goals against
P 1 W 1 D
0 L 0 F 6: A 2
100% successful
1936
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
George Jacob Tweedy |
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Born |
8 January 1913 in
Morpeth, Northumberland [registered in
Morpeth, March 1913].
Brought up in Willington, County Durham. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1939
register, George J., a professional footballer and policeman with the
Grimsby Force, is living at the home of the Horner family (his future
in-laws) at 22 Cromwell Road in Cleethorpes. |
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Married |
to Marjorie
Horner
[registered in Cleethorpes, March 1942]. |
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Died |
23 April 1987, aged
74 years 105 days
[registered in Grimsby, June 1987].
Buried in Mill Road
Cemetary, Cleethorpes, 5 May. |
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Height/Weight |
6'
0", 13st.
0lbs [1938]. |
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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) |
As a
schoolboy, he played as a centre-forward, winning Durham County honours in
that position. He turned to goalkeeping and joined Willington FC of the
Northern League, from where Grimsby Town FC purchased him in 1932-33. |
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Club honours |
x |
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Individual honours |
x |
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Distinctions |
x |
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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 |
631st
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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Only match |
No. 207, 2 December 1936,
England 6 Hungary 2, a friendly match at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London, aged
23 years
329 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 |
The twentieth
Northumbrian to represent England.
Died eighteen days after
Jack Howe. |
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Beyond England |
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x. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x. |
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George Tweedy - Career Statistics |
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Squads |
Apps |
Comp
Apps |
Mins. |
GA |
GA Av.
min |
Comp GA |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
90 |
2 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
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 Tweedy
- 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
- Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
6.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
6.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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George Tweedy
- Match History |
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Club: Grimsby
Town F.C. - 1 full cap |
F.A. International
Select Committee - 1
full capx
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Age 23 |
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1 |
207 |
2 December 1936 -
England 6
Hungary 2,
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
gk |
Notes
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CG
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