George Dewsnip
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Dewsnip | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Playing position | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Thurrock | |||
| – | Gidea Park Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1974-1977 | Southport | 87 | (11) |
| 1977-1978 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | (3) |
| 1978-1979 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 13 | (3) |
| 1979 | Atlanta Chiefs | 17 | (0) |
| 1980 | Columbus Magic | ||
| 1980-1982 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 54 | (18) |
| 1982 | New Jersey Rockets (indoor) | 12 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
George Dewsnip is a retired English professional footballer who played in the Football League, North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.
In June 1977, Southport FC sold Dewsnip's contract to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League for £11,000.[1] In June 1978, the Strikers sent Dewsnip, Andy Roland and the number one selection in the 1980 NASL Draft to the Los Angeles Aztecs in exchange for George Best.[2] He spent a season and a half in Los Angeles before being sent to the Atlanta Chiefs. He finished the 1979 season in Atlanta, then played for the Columbus Magic of the American Soccer League in 1980. That fall, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League.