George Adey Explained

George Adey
Birth Date:1869
Birth Place:Handsworth, England
Death Place:Birmingham, England
Position:Wing half / Inside forward
Clubs1:Bournbrook
Years3:1898–1902
Caps3:71
Goals3:1
Years4:1902–19??

George W. Adey (1869 – after 1901) was an English professional footballer born in Handsworth, Birmingham, who played as a wing half or inside forward. He made 71 appearances for Small Heath in the Football League, and went on to play for Kettering of the Southern League.[1] [2]

In a 1901 profile of the Small Heath club and players in the Daily Express, C.B. Fry wrote that "Adey is not showy, but he is a fine tackler, and remarkably persistent", and that he and his half-back colleagues Alex Leake and Walter Wigmore "get through an amount of work that is simply astonishing".[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData (Tony Brown) . Nottingham . 2004 . 6 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: A Complete Record . 1995 . Breedon Books . Derby . 68 . 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. News: Fry . C.B. . C.B. Fry . Football Gossip. The Small Heath Club and its members. How they play . Daily Express . 26 October 1901 . 8.