George Boardman | |
Fullname: | George Boardman |
Birth Date: | 14 August 1943 |
Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Position: | Inside forward |
Youthclubs1: | Petershill |
Years1: | 1960–1963 |
Clubs1: | Queen's Park |
Caps1: | 54 |
Goals1: | 16 |
Years2: | 1963–1969 |
Clubs2: | Shrewsbury Town |
Caps2: | 176 |
Goals2: | 50 |
Years3: | 1969–1973 |
Clubs3: | Barnsley |
Caps3: | 126 |
Goals3: | 14 |
Clubs4: | St Johnstone |
Clubs5: | Buxton |
Totalcaps: | 356+ |
Totalgoals: | 80+ |
Nationalyears1: | 1963 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland Amateur |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
George Boardman (born 14 August 1943) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Active in both Scotland and England between 1960 and 1973, Boardman made over 350 League appearances, scoring nearly 100 goals.
Born in Glasgow, Boardman began his career with Petershill, before playing in the Scottish Football League with Queen's Park, and in the English Football League with Shrewsbury Town and Barnsley.[1] He finished his playing career with spells at St Johnstone and Buxton.
He was also a Scotland Amateur international in 1963.[2]
After retiring as a player due to injury he became a scout, working for Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough, Hibernian, Bradford City and Swansea City.[3]
His father George and son Craig, were also professional footballers.[3] [4]