George Fisher (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Sidney Fisher | ||
Date of birth | 19 June 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Bermondsey, London, England | ||
Date of death | 30 August 2015 | (aged 90)||
Place of death | Essex, England | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1942–1954 | Millwall | 286 | (4) |
1954–1955 | Fulham | 8 | (0) |
1955–1960 | Colchester United | 164 | (6) |
Bexleyheath & Welling | |||
1961–1962 | Romford | 14 | (0) |
Aveley | |||
Total | 458 | (10) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Sidney Fisher (19 June 1925 – 30 August 2015) was an English footballer who played as a right-back in the Football League.[1]
He signed his contract for Millwall F.C. in 1942 and played in the War Cup South Final at Wembley against Chelsea on 7 April 1945; the attendance at the game reached 90,000, which is the largest crowd Millwall have ever played in front of.[citation needed] He is the twin brother of former Millwall defender Jackie Fisher.
After leaving Colchester, he played for non-League clubs Bexleyheath & Welling, Romford and Aveley.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "George Fisher". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ George Fisher Colchester United Archive Database
External links
[edit]- George Fisher at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Categories:
- 1925 births
- 2015 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from the London Borough of Southwark
- People from Bermondsey
- Men's association football defenders
- English Football League players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Welling United F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Bexley United F.C. players
- Romford F.C. players
- Aveley F.C. players
- English twins
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1920s birth stubs