George Payne (footballer, born 1887) explained

George Payne
Fullname:George Clark Payne
Birth Date:17 February 1887
Birth Place:Hitchin, England
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Clacton-on-Sea, England
Position:Inside left
Clubs1:Hitchin Union Jack
Clubs2:Hitchin Town
Clubs3:Barnet Alston
Years4:1906–1908
Clubs4:Tottenham Hotspur
Caps4:7
Goals4:3
Years5:1909–1911
Clubs5:Crystal Palace
Caps5:46
Goals5:31
Years6:1911–1912
Clubs6:Sunderland
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Years7:1912
Clubs7:Leyton
Years8:1912–1913
Clubs8:Woolwich Arsenal
Caps8:3
Goals8:0

George Clark Payne (17 February 1887 – 1932) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left. He is mostly noted for his two years in the Southern League with Crystal Palace. Payne also played for Football League clubs Sunderland and Woolwich Arsenal and in the Southern League for Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton.

Career

Payne joined Southern League First Division club Tottenham Hotspur in 1906 and stayed with the club until its election to the Football League in 1908. Following two seasons back in the Southern League with Crystal Palace, for whom he scored prolifically,[2] he transferred to First Division club Sunderland in 1911.[3] After just two appearances, Payne returned to the Southern League with Leyton in January 1912.[4] He made a return to the First Division during the 1912 off-season with Woolwich Arsenal. Payne made just three first team appearances for the Gunners and predominantly played in the South Eastern League with the club's reserves, with whom he scored 9 goals in 16 appearances.[5] He left the club at the end of the 1912–13 season. Serious wounds suffered in combat during the First World War brought an end to Payne's career.

Personal life

Payne was married to Miriam, sister of Hitchin-born footballing brothers George, Harry, Vic and Willie Furr.[6] Payne served as a private in the Bedfordshire Regiment during the First World War and his football career was ended by a gunshot wound to the left thigh suffered in September 1918.[7]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur1907–08Southern League First Division730073
Sunderland1911–12First Division200020
Woolwich Arsenal1912–13First Division300030
Career total12300123

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Clark Payne . 29 September 2016 . 11v11.com.
  2. Web site: George Payne . 29 September 2016 . Holmesdale Online.
  3. Web site: George Payne . 29 September 2016 . Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat.
  4. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 227.
  5. Web site: George Payne . 29 September 2016 . Arsenal.com.
  6. Web site: Futter . Alan . Furr Harold Frederick . 29 September 2016 . Croydon Common Football Club.
  7. Web site: George Clark Payne Service Record . 20 December 2021 . Football and the First World War . en-US.