Charlie George

Charlie George
George in 1970
Personal information
Full name Frederick Charles George
Date of birth (1950-10-10) 10 October 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Islington, London, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Youth career
1966–1968 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1975 Arsenal 133 (31)
1975–1978 Derby County 106 (34)
1977 → St George (loan) 6 (1)
1978 Minnesota Kicks 18 (9)
1978–1981 Southampton 44 (11)
1980 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 2 (0)
1981–1982 Bulova 7 (0)
1982 AFC Bournemouth 2 (0)
1982 Derby County 11 (2)
1982 Bulova ? (?)
1982 Dundee United 0 (0)
1983 Coventry City 0 (0)
Total 322 (88)
National team
1976 England 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Frederick Charles George (also known as Charlie George; born 10 October 1950) was an English footballer, most famous for scoring the winning goal in the 1971 FA Cup Final.[1]

Honours

Arsenal

Derby County

Nottingham Forest

Individual

Personal life

George was born in Islington and joined Arsenal after leaving school. He was a member of the 1971 side that won the League and Cup double. He later played for Derby County,[6] Southampton and Nottingham Forest.

George played one game for the England international team.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ George, Charlie. "Football Whispers". Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carter, Jon (19 November 2011). "Charlie George an Arsenal hero". ESPN. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Charity shield match at Wembley Stadium. Derby County 2 v West Ham United 0". Alamy.com.
  4. ↑ Kelly, Matt (22 February 2008). "Charlie George from the North Bank to the first Arsenal double". footballfancast.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Burton Mail (2 May 2015). "Will Hughes is Derby County player of the year". burtonmail.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. ↑ George, Charlie. "Derby Telegraph". Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. ↑ George, Charlie. "England Football On-line". Retrieved 25 October 2021.