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George
Wilson |
The Wednesday FC
12 appearances, 0 goals
P 12 W 4 D
4 L 4 F 20: A 15
50% successful
1920-24
captain: seven
minutes played: 1080 |
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Timeline |
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George Wilson |
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Birth |
14 January 1892 in Kirkham, Lancashire
[registered in Fylde, March 1892]. |
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According to the 1901
census, George is the oldest of three children and only son to Scotsman
Thomas and Lucy (née Carter). His father is a publican. Living at Lane
Ends Hotel on the Livingstone View in Medlar Wesham area of Kirkham. |
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According to the 1911
census, George remains the oldest of the three children still at home with
their mother, who has remarried to David Robinson. His father had died at
the end of 1905. George is an apprentice printer with the local newspaper
company. His step-father is a fish dealer. They live at 43 Garstang Road
in Wesham with George's grandfather, Isaac Carter. |
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Marriage |
to Annetta J.T.
Lofthouse
[registered in Fylde, March 1913]. |
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According to the
1921 census, George, a professional footballer (for Sheffield Wednesday
FC), is now married to Annetta, and they have two children, Lucy and
Thomas. They are visiting hos wife's widowed father, Robert, at 12 de
Vitre Street in Lancaster. |
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According to the 1939 register, George, a hotel manager, is still married to Annetta, and they are living at Preston Old Road in Blackpool. |
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Death |
25 November
1961, aged
69 years 315 days
[registered in Blackpool, December 1961]. |
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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 his schoolboy football in Preston and his junior football with
Willow's Rovers FC, a Sunday School team from Kirkham. He was also playing
for Fleetwood FC and Morecambe FC in the Mid-Lancashire League. It was
from there that Blackpool FC signed him as an inside-forward in February
1912. Just before the outbreak of war,
he was tried, successfully, at centre half-back and handed the captaincy.
He completed 83 league appearances and fourteen goals, The
Wednesday Club paid £3000 in a transfer fee for him on 10
March 1920 and made him their captain. It was reported
on 12 March 1923, that he had been transferred to Blackburn Rovers FC, a
day later, it was reported that this was without foundation. Negotiations
had taken place, but the transfer was not signed. Wilson
went on to complete 185 league appearances and scored five goals
followed. Then on 13 July 1925, Nelson FC then paid a £2500 transfer fee that broke the record for a Third
Division club. He was also offered The Prince of Wales Hotel, on the Leeds
Road in Nelson, as part of his fee, as well as the position of club
captain. Wilson retired in July 1930 after 160
league appearances and eighteen goals. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(four appearances);
FA Charity
Shield winners-up with
Professionals 1923; |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9", 11st.
0lbs [1925]. |
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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 402nd
players
(406)
to appear for England |
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Position(s) |
Centre-half |
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First match |
No. 124, 14 March 1921,
Wales
0
England 0,
a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged
29 years
59 days. |
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Last match |
No. 141, 17 May 1924,
France
1 England 3,
an end-of-season
friendly match at Stade Pershing, Bois de Vincennes, Paris, aged
32 years 124 days. captain |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1920-21, 1921-22, 1922-23; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
|
A Blackpool licensee for over thirty
years, until his retirement in May 1961. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.272. |
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George Wilson - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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13 |
12 |
9 |
1280 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
seven |
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 Wilson
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
+5 |
1 |
1 |
2.25 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Away |
8 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
11 |
=0 |
2 |
2 |
1.375 |
1.375 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
12 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
20 |
15 |
+5 |
3 |
3 |
1.667 |
1.25 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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George Wilson
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
9 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
-4 |
3 |
2 |
1.00 |
1.444 |
33.3 |
-3 |
| Friendly |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
+9 |
0 |
1 |
3.667 |
0.667 |
100.0 |
+3 |
| All |
12 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
20 |
15 |
+5 |
3 |
3 |
1.667 |
1.25 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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George Wilson
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1920-21 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
2 |
1 |
0.00 |
1.50 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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BC 1921-22 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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BC 1922-23 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.333 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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BC 1923-24 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-2 |
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BC
All |
9 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
-4 |
3 |
2 |
1.00 |
1.444 |
33.3 |
-3 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
9 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
-4 |
3 |
2 |
1.00 |
1.444 |
33.3 |
-3 |
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All |
9 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
-4 |
3 |
2 |
1.00 |
1.444 |
33.3 |
-3 |
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George Wilson
- Match History |
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Club: The
Wednesday F.C. - 12 full appearances |
F.A. International
Select Committee - 12
full capsx
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Age 28 |
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123 |
23 October 1920 - England 2 Ireland 0,
Roker Park, Sunderland |
BC |
HW |
reserve |
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Age 29 |
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1 |
124 |
14 March 1921 - Wales 0 England 0,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
Start |
ch |
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2 |
125 |
9 April 1921 - Scotland 3 England 0,
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
AL |
Start |
ch |
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3 |
126 |
21 May 1921 - Belgium 0 England 2,
Stade du Daring Club de Bruxelles,
Bruxelles |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
ch |
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4 |
127 |
22 October 1921 - Ireland 1 England
1,
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AD |
captain |
ch |
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Age 30 |
|
5 |
129 |
8 April 1922 -
England 0 Scotland
1,
Villa Park, Birmingham |
BC |
HL |
captain |
ch |
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6 |
130 |
21 October 1922 - England 2 Ireland 0,
The
Hawthorns, West Bromwich |
BC |
HW |
Start |
ch |
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Age 31 |
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7 |
131 |
5 March 1923 - Wales 2
England 2,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
Start |
ch |
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8 |
132 |
19 March 1923 -
England 6
Belgium 1,
Arsenal
Stadium, Highbury |
Fr |
HW |
captain |
ch |
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9 |
133 |
14 April 1923 - Scotland 2 England 2,
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
BC |
AD |
captain |
ch |
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10 |
137 |
20 October 1923 - Ireland 2 England 1,
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AL |
captain |
ch |
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Age
32 |
|
11 |
139 |
3 March 1924 - England 1 Wales 2,
Ewood Park, Blackburn
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BC |
HL |
captain |
ch |
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12 |
141 |
17 May 1924 - France 1 England 3,
Stade Pershing, Paris |
Fr |
AW |
captain |
ch |
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