George Whitworth (footballer, born 1896)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George H. Whitworth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1896[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward[2] | ||
| 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) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
George H. Whitworth (14 July 1896 – unknown) 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.[2] He played for Crystal Palace as a guest in wartime football competitions, but returned to Northampton thereafter.[2] 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.[2] He signed in May 1922,[3] for what was quoted to be a "large fee"[2] and played in eight games before the end of the season, scoring twice.[4]
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.[3] 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,[2] before finishing his career with Peterborough & Fletton United, whom he joined in the 1928 close season.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Tony Brown. p. 279. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 92. ISBN 0907969542.
- 1 2 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 344. ISBN 0907969542.
- ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 137. ISBN 0907969542.