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George Pyke
Personal information
Full name George Woolston Pyke[1]
Date of birth 28 August 1893
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Date of death 1977 (aged 83–84)[1]
Place of death Whitley Bay, England[2]
Height 5 ft 8+3⁄4 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rutherford College
1913–1922 Newcastle United 13 (3)
→ Durham City (guest)
1922–1927 Blyth Spartans (135)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Woolston Pyke (28 August 1893 – 1977) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Newcastle United as a centre forward.[1] He had a notable spell in the North Eastern League with Blyth Spartans, for whom he scored 135 goals.[4]

Personal life

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Pyke served as a corporal in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[5][6]

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
Newcastle United 1919–20[7] First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
1920–21[7] First Division 7 3 0 0 7 3
1921–22[7] First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 13 3 0 0 13 3

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 237. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Henderson, Tony (21 February 2019). "South Shields football hero killed in First World War features in new art work". nechronicle. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ Tynesider (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Newcastle United". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Late equaliser denies Spartans in Trophy". Blyth Spartans AFC. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Footballers". www.shieldsgazette.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  6. ^ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 266. ISBN 978-0857330772.
  7. ^ a b c "George Pyke". 11v11.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.


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