George Jordan | |
Birth Date: | 1917 |
Birth Place: | Scotland |
Death Date: | 8 July 1944 (aged 27) |
Death Place: | Normandy, France |
Position: | Right back |
Years1: | –1934 |
Clubs1: | Partick Thistle |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1934–1938 |
Clubs2: | Kilbirnie Ladeside |
Years3: | 1938–1940 |
Clubs3: | Cowdenbeath |
Caps3: | 46 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1940 |
Clubs4: | → St Johnstone (guest) |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
George Jordan (1917 – 8 July 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath as a right back.[1]
In 1940, early in the Second World War, Jordan enlisted as a private in the Black Watch.[2] He was killed in the Battle of Normandy on 8 July 1944, while serving with the 7th Battalion, part of the 51st (Highland) Division. Jordan was buried in Ranville War Cemetery.
Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Cowdenbeath | 1937–38 | Scottish Second Division | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
1938–39 | Scottish Second Division | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
Career total | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
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