George Redwood Explained

George Redwood
Fullname:George Edward Redwood
Birth Date:4 June 1885[1]
Birth Place:Shoreditch, England
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Southend-on-Sea, England[3]
Position:Left back
Clubs1:Tottenham St Louis
Clubs2:Enfield
Clubs3:Royal Fusiliers
Years4:1910–1911
Clubs4:Fulham
Caps4:7
Goals4:0
Years5:1911–1912
Clubs5:West Ham United
Caps5:10
Goals5:0

George Edward Redwood (4 June 1885 – 24 November 1956) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Fulham.[4] He also played in the Southern League for West Ham United.[5]

Personal life

Redwood served as a lance corporal in the Royal Fusiliers during the First World War and suffered a wound that necessitated the amputation of one of his arms.[6]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United1910–11Southern League First Division100010
1911–129030120
Career total10030130

Notes and References

  1. Ancestry.com. London, England, Non-conformist Registers, 1694–1931 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Nonconformist Registers, 1694–1931. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives.
  2. Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.
  3. Web site: Autographs : Syd King : 3 . 18 April 2020 . theyflysohigh.
  4. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 241.
  5. Web site: George Redwood . 9 October 2016 . 11v11.com.
  6. News: 11 November 2014 . Remembering life at Fulham in the First World War on Armistice Day . getwestlondon . 9 October 2016.