George French (Scottish footballer) explained

George French
Position:Centre forward
Birth Place:Scotland
Years1:1919–1927
Clubs1:Morton
Caps1:182
Goals1:112
Years2:1927
Clubs2:Arthurlie
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:
Years4:
Totalcaps:182
Totalgoals:112
Nationalyears1:1921–1922
Nationalteam1:Scottish League XI
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1

George French was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward, primarily for Morton. He is one of the club's all-time leading scorers, with 127 goals from 199 appearances in the Scottish Football League (all in its top division) and Scottish Cup.[1] He played a major role in Morton's run to the 1922 Scottish Cup Final, but was unable to play in the match due to injury.[2] [3]

French was selected for the Scottish Football League XI on three occasions.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=jIDYBAAAQBAJ&dq=%22george+french%22+%22morton&pg=PA123 Stramash!: Tackling Scotland's Towns and Teams
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=02E3AwAAQBAJ&dq=%22george+french%22+morton&pg=PA22 Scottish Football: Answers to Questions
  4. https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/georgefrench.html (SFL player) George French
  5. https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/french-george-image-2-morton-1924/ French George Image 2 Greenock Morton 1924