George Boardman (footballer, born 1904)

George Boardman
Personal information
Date of birth (1904-10-20)20 October 1904
Place of birth Dennistoun, Scotland
Date of death 1969 (aged 64–65)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Parkhead
1927–1933 Partick Thistle 93 (22)
1927 → Ashfield (loan)
1933–1935 Bradford (Park Avenue)
1935–1936 Nairn County 19 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Boardman (20 October 1904 – 1969) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Partick Thistle, Bradford (Park Avenue) and Nairn County, mainly as an inside forward[1][2] although he also featured at centre half and centre forward.[3][4]

He played for Partick in the 1930 Scottish Cup Final which they lost to Rangers after a replay,[5] but did manage to claim winner's medals with the Jags in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup in 1927[6] and the one-off Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup in 1928, both against the same opponents.[7]

Personal life

His son George and grandson Craig were also footballers.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "George Boardman Record vs Heart of Midlothian. Clubs played for Partick Thistle". www.londonhearts.com.
  2. ^ "George Boardman | Player Statistics | Nairn County (Nairn County Archive)". www.nairncountyarchive.co.uk.
  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. ^ Boardman, George 1926-27, Partick Thistle History Archive
  5. ^ The Cup Final | Rangers Win Replay at Hampden, The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1930
  6. ^ Rout of the Rangers in the Charity Cup Final Archived 3 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, The Sunday Post, 15 May 1927, via Partick Thistle History Archive
  7. ^ Football | Partick Thistle, 2; Rangers, 0 | Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup–Final Tie Archived 3 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, The Glasgow Herald, 11 December 1928, via Partick Thistle History Archive
  8. ^ "Ex-Red George still on the lookout for the next Gazza". Barnsley Chronicle.
  9. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/uk/barnsley-chronicle-9ZZ3/20220304/282415582758131 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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