George Furr | |
Fullname: | George Melville Furr |
Birth Date: | 14 August 1885 |
Birth Place: | Barnet, England |
Death Place: | Letchworth, England |
Clubs1: | Hitchin St John's |
Clubs2: | Hitchin Town |
Years3: | 1906 |
Clubs3: | Biggleswade |
Years4: | 1906–1909 |
Clubs4: | Watford |
Caps4: | 37 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Years5: | 1909–1910 |
Clubs5: | Manchester City |
Caps5: | 3 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1911–1912 |
Clubs6: | Croydon Common |
Caps6: | 2 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 1912 |
Clubs7: | Watford |
Caps7: | 0 |
Goals7: | 0 |
George Melville Furr (14 August 1885 – 2 January 1967) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Manchester City.[1]
Furr's three brothers, Harry, Vic and Willie, also played professional football and his son played football as an amateur.[2] His sisters Amelia and Miriam married footballers William Grimes and George Payne respectively. Furr followed his father into fishmongery and built up a number of fishmongers and chip shops across Hertfordshire.[3]
Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Watford | 1907–08[4] | Southern League First Division | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
1908–09 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
Total | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |||
Manchester City | 1909–10 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Croydon Common | 1911–12 | Southern League Second Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Career Total | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 3 |