George Adey

George Adey

Personal information
Date of birth	1869
Place of birth	Handsworth, England
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Playing position	Wing half / Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Bournbrook
–	Stourbridge
1898–1902	Small Heath	71	(1)
1902–19??	Kettering
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

George W. Adey (1869 – after 1901) was an English professional footballer born in Handsworth, Birmingham, who played as a wing half or inside forward. He made 71 appearances for Small Heath in the Football League, and went on to play for Kettering of the Southern League.^[1][2]

In a 1901 profile of the Small Heath club and players in the Daily Express, C.B. Fry wrote that "Adey is not showy, but he is a fine tackler, and remarkably persistent", and that he and his half-back colleagues Alex Leake and Walter Wigmore "get through an amount of work that is simply astonishing".^[3]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 6. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
2. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
3. Fry, C.B. (26 October 1901). "Football Gossip. The Small Heath Club and its members. How they play". Daily Express. p. 8.