George Hedley (footballer, born 1876)
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George Albert Hedley (20 July 1876 – 16 August 1942) was a professional footballer who won the 1902 and 1908 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United and Wolverhampton Wanderers respectively, scoring in both.[1]
He was born in South Bank, Middlesbrough.[1]
Between 1903 and 1906 he was with Southern League Southampton, where he was top scorer in 1904-05 (jointly with Edgar Bluff) with ten league goals.[1] Hedley made one appearance for England, scoring against Ireland in the 1901-02 British Home Championship.[2]
He was also manager at Bristol City from 1913 to 1915,[1] later becoming a publican in Bristol.[2]
Honours
[edit]Sheffield United
Southampton
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- FA Cup: 1907–08
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 163. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ^ a b "England Players - George Hedley". England Football Online. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- George Hedley management career statistics at Soccerbase
- George Hedley at Englandstats.com
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- 1876 births
- 1942 deaths
- People from South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland
- English men's footballers
- England men's international footballers
- Southern Football League players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. managers
- English Football League representative players
- Footballers from North Yorkshire
- Men's association football forwards
- English football managers
- English Football League players
- English football forward, 1870s birth stubs