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George Sweet
Personal information
Full name	George Millar Sweet
Date of birth	1897
Place of birth	Cathcart, Scotland
Date of death	1969 (aged 71–72)
Place of death	Longforgan, Scotland
Managerial career
Years	Team
c. 1937	Solway Star
1948–1951	Cowdenbeath

George Millar Sweet (1897–1969) was a Scottish football manager who managed Scottish League club Cowdenbeath and junior club Solway Star.^[2]^[3] He also served Cowdenbeath as treasurer, secretary and was a member of the club's board.^[1]

Managerial career

Sweet managed Scottish League Second Division club Cowdenbeath between 9 August 1948 and 21 April 1951.^[3] His highest placing was fifth in the 1949–50 season and he left the role with a record of 45 wins, 18 draws and 53 defeats in all competitions.^[2]^[4]

Personal life

In September 1916, in the middle of the First World War, Sweet was working as a bank clerk and enlisted in the Machine Gun Corps.^[1] By the end of the war in November 1918, he was serving in the Tank Corps.^[1] Sweet returned to his banking job and became a manager with Royal Bank of Scotland.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "George Millar Sweet". Sweet Family West of Scotland. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Cowdenbeath Manager George Sweet Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b Ross, David (2013). Gaffers. Lulu.com. pp. 557–558. ISBN 9781470927103.
^ Cowdenbeath F.C. at the Football Club History Database