George Furr Explained

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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford1907–08[4] Southern League First Division20300203
1908–0917030200
Total37330403
Manchester City1909–10Second Division300030
Croydon Common1911–12Southern League Second Division201030
Career Total42340463

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 105.
  2. Web site: Players – Forbes to Geijo . dead . 13 September 2017 . Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017 . 23 . 13 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170913231337/http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/+Forbes-Geijo.pdf .
  3. Web site: Furr George Melville . 29 September 2016 . Croydon Common Football Club . Alan Futter .
  4. Web site: Seasons – 1900/01 to 1909/10 . dead . 6 January 2019 . Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017 . 8–9 . 7 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190107015758/http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/seasons/Seasons1900to1910.pdf .