George Woodger

George Woodger
Personal information
Full name George Woodger
Date of birth (1883-09-03)3 September 1883
Place of birth Croydon, England
Date of death 6 March 1961(1961-03-06) (aged 77)
Place of death Croydon, England[1]
Playing position Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1905-1910 Crystal Palace 150 (36)
1910–? Oldham Athletic
National team
1911 England 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

George "Lady" Woodger[2] (3 September 1883 – 6 March 1961)[1] was an English international footballer, who played as an outside left.

Career

Born in Croydon, he signed for Crystal Palace in 1905 from local club Thornton Heath Wednesday,[3] and played a part in their 1–0 away win against Newcastle United in the FA Cup in 1907.[2] In some reports, Woodger was said to have provided the pass that led to the goal that was scored by Horace Astley.[4]

Woodger moved to Oldham Athletic, in September 1910 for a fee of £750[3] and earned one cap for England in 1911 during his time with the Lancashire club.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 King, Ian (2011). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 192. ISBN 9781780910468.
  2. 1 2 Porter, Steve. "All time greatest F A cup giant killings Number 11 Newcastle United 0-1 Crystal Palace". The Giant Killers. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 332. ISBN 0907969542.
  4. ↑
    • King, Ian (2011). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905-2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 72. ISBN 9781780912219.
  5. ↑ George Woodger England profile at Englandstats
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