George Hobson (footballer) explained

George Hobson
Birth Date:28 June 1903
Birth Place:Leeds, England
Position:Defender
Years2:1925–1926
Years3:1927–1928
Clubs4:Dulwich Hamlet
Clubs5:Yorkshire Amateur
Caps2:2
Caps3:24
Goals2:0
Goals3:2
Nationalyears1:1931
Nationalteam1:England Amateur
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

George Hobson (28 June 1903 – 29 December 1993) was an English amateur footballer who played for professional clubs. He was capped by the England Amateur team.

Career

Hobson played for Bishop Auckland, Huddersfield Town (with which he won Central League titles in 1924–25 and 1925–26), Bradford City, Dulwich Hamlet. He later captained Yorkshire Amateur and toured the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia with them. He had many offers to turn professional from first division clubs but preferred to keep his amateur status due to commitments with his motor business on Albion Street in Leeds. In 1931 he won two caps for England Amateur, playing against Wales and Scotland.[1]

His brother-in-law was jockey and trainer Harry Wragg.

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslAm.html England's Matches Amateur