George Whitworth (footballer, born 1896)

For the Liverpool player of the 1950s, see George Whitworth (footballer, born 1927).

George Whitworth
Personal information
Date of birth (1896-07-14)14 July 1896[1]
Place of birth Northampton, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre forward[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1914 Rushden Windmill ? (?)
1914–1922 Northampton Town 67 (42)
1922–1925 Crystal Palace 111 (48)
1925 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
1925–1928 Hull City 67 (31)
1928 South Shields 0 (0)
Peterborough & Fletton United ? (?)
Total 245 (121)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George H. Whitworth[1] (14 July 1896 – after 1928) was an English footballer who played for Northampton Town, Crystal Palace and Hull City in the Football League.[1]

Whitworth began his playing career with Rushden Windmill, and joined Northampton Town in 1914, but his career was then interrupted by World War I.[3] He played for Crystal Palace as a guest in wartime football competitions, but returned to Northampton thereafter.[3] It was not until after Palace had joined the Football League as a founder member of the Third Division South for season 1920–21 and were subsequently promoted to the Second Division in 1921 that Whitworth joined the club on a full-time basis.[3] He signed in May 1922,[4] for what was quoted to be a "large fee"[3] and played in eight games before the end of the season, scoring twice.[5]

Over the next three seasons Whitworth made a further 105 appearances scoring 46 goals but in 1925 Palace were relegated and in May, he moved to Sheffield Wednesday.[4] However, Whitworth could not break into the first team and in November 1925 moved on to Hull City, where he made 67 appearances in three seasons scoring 31 goals,[3] before finishing his career with Peterborough & Fletton United, whom he joined in the 1928 close season.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. p. 279. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ "The lure of promotion. Crystal Palace". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 92. ISBN 0907969542.
  4. ^ a b Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 344. ISBN 0907969542.
  5. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 137. ISBN 0907969542.