George Law (footballer, born 1885) explained

George Law
Fullname:George Law
Birth Date:13 December 1885
Birth Place:Arbroath, Scotland
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Height:5 ft 9 in[2]
Position:Right-back
Youthclubs1:Lochside
Youthclubs2:Arbroath Dauntless
Years1:1905–1907
Years2:1907–1912
Years3:1912–1916
Clubs3:Leeds City
Caps2:96
Goals2:1
Caps3:105
Goals3:1
Years4:1916–1919
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Years5:1917
Clubs5:Partick Thistle (loan)
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Years6:1919–1922
Caps6:32
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:241
Totalgoals:2
Nationalyears1:1910
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

George Law (13 December 1885 – 9 September 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back.

He began his career at local club Arbroath and moved to Rangers in 1907. Law became a favourite among the Ibrox fans for his determined, hard-tackling defensive style. Playing during the William Wilton era, he won a Scottish league championship medal in 1911, one Glasgow Cup, and two Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups. He never won a Scottish Cup, but did play in the abandoned 1909 Scottish Cup Final.[3]

Law left Rangers and moved to Leeds City in 1912.[4] During World War I he returned to Glasgow to work at shipyards on the River Clyde, signing again for Rangers[1] [5] and spending a short time on loan with Partick Thistle.[6] He returned to part-time Arbroath in the early 1920s.[7] After retirement from football, he went into the motor engineering business.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mitchell, Andy . The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939 . Amazon . 2021 . 9798513846642.
  2. News: The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Leeds City . Athletic News . Manchester . 18 August 1913 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
  3. http://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1806 (Rangers player) Law, George
  4. http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/leeds_stats/leeds_city_player_details/LawG_LCFC.php Leeds City Players Details : No.89 : Law, George
  5. https://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1756 (Rangers player) Law, ?
  6. http://www.thethistlearchive.net/George-law George Law
  7. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.