George Nisbet Explained

George Nisbet
Fullname:George Nisbet
Position:Centre half / Left half
Years1:
Clubs1:Maxwelltown Volunteers
Years2:1906–1909
Clubs2:Lincoln City[1]
Caps2:62
Goals2:1

George Nisbet was a professional footballer who played 104 games for Lincoln City, including 62 appearances in the Football League. He played as a centre half or left half.[2]

Playing career

Nisbet played for Maxwelltown Volunteers in Scotland before joining Lincoln City in August 1906 along with teammates George Kennedy and Norrie Fairgray.[3] [4] He went straight into the starting eleven for the opening game of the season, on 1 September in a 4–3 away win at Burton United in the Football League Second Division, and played regularly through that season. He appeared in 26 games in 1907–08, at the end of which Lincoln failed to be re-elected to the Football League. He again played regularly in 1908–09, contributing to Lincoln winning the Midland League title, after which they were re-elected to the Football League. Nisbet played his last competitive game for the club exactly three years after his debut, in a 5–0 defeat at Leeds City.[5]

Notes and References

  1. The free-access sections of the Lincoln City FC Archive do not separate Nisbet's appearances in the 1908–09 season between Midland League and FA Cup, so the infobox statistics just include appearances and goal in the Football League.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 197 . 2004 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1906/1906060802.htm Around the Country
  4. News: Scottish Football Association . The Scotsman . 15 August 1906 . 5.
  5. Web site: George Nisbet . The Lincoln City FC Archive . Lincoln City F.C . 17 February 2013. Appearances per season are sourced via the Season Stats dropdown menu at the bottom right of this page. The site is partly subscription-based, but only free-access sections are used for reference. If pop-up login dialogue boxes appear, press the "Cancel" button to proceed.