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George Gill (English footballer)

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George Gill
Personal information
Full name George Arthur Gill[1]
Date of birth 1894
Place of birth Heaton, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newcastle City
Kelloe St Helen's
1913–1924 Hartlepools United 196 (0)
South Durham Steel & Ironworks
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Arthur Gill was an English professional footballer who made 196 appearances as a goalkeeper in the Football League and the North Eastern League for Hartlepools United.[1]

Personal life

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Gill served in the Tyne Electrical Engineers during the First World War.[3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hartlepools United 1913–14[4] North Eastern League 38 0 6 0 44 0
1914–15[4] 38 0 2 0 40 0
1919–20[4] 20 0 1 0 21 0
1920–21[4] 35 0 7 0 42 0
1921–22[4] Third Division North 32 0 1 0 33 0
1922–23[4] 11 0 0 0 11 0
1923–24[4] 22 0 0 0 22 0
Career total 196 0 17 0 213 0

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 71. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Optimists of the North. Hartlepools United". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "George Gill". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 27 October 2019.