George Aimer

George Aimer
Personal information
Full name George Anderson Aimer
Date of birth 27 October 1897 (1897-10-27)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 5 June 1935(1935-06-05) (aged 37)
Place of death Dundee, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Eastern Juniors
1919–1921 Dundee Hibernian
1921–1923 Dundee 29 (0)
1923–1925 Fulham 16 (0)
1925–1927 Third Lanark 59 (0)
1927–1930 Providence 130 (2)
1931 Fall River 1 (0)
1931 New York Giants 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Aimer (27 October 1897 – 5 June 1935) was a Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League for Fulham for two years,[2] and spent roughly the same period with each of Dundee Hibernian, Dundee and Third Lanark in his homeland.[3]

In 1927 he moved to the United States and signed with Providence of the American Soccer League. In the spring of 1931, he played for Fall River and finished his career with the New York Giants in the fall of 1931.[4]

Aimer was killed in an accident during the demolition of a wall at Polepark Works, Dundee, on 5 June 1935, aged 37. Having seen that the tottering wall would bring down with it a heavy roof beam, and fearing that one of his workmates was in danger, he dashed through a doorway, being struck in the head.[5]

References

  1. ^ "The lure of promotion. Fulham". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  2. ^ Michael Joyce (October 2004). The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1899468676.
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ George Aimer, SoccerStats.us
  5. ^ Daily Worker, 10 June 1935
  • Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().


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