George Scoones Explained

George Scoones
Fullname:George William Scoones
Birth Date:9 June 1886
Birth Place:Saint Helier, Jersey
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1912–1922
Clubs1:Rennes
Caps1:87
Goals1:20
Totalcaps:87
Totalgoals:20
Manageryears1:1920–1922
Managerclubs1:Rennes

George William Scoones (9 June 1886 – ?) was an English professional football player and manager.

Career

Scoones was born in Saint Helier, one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. In 1912, he moved to the Brittany region in France and began playing football with Stade Rennais Université Club. Scoones spent a decade at the club amassing over 80 appearances and scoring 20 goals.[1] In 1918, he served for England in World War I.[2] they were defeated by Red Star Olympique.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Loire, Claude . Le Stade rennais, fleuron du football breton . Apogée . 88 . 1998 . 2-84398-000-3.
  2. Book: Loire, Claude . Le Stade rennais, fleuron du football breton . Apogée.
  3. Web site: Finale le dimanche 07 mai 1922 à Paris (Pershing) . . French . 9 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121009005433/http://www.fff.fr/competitions/php/histo_cfra/histo_cfra.php?sa_no=1922&pj_no=6 . 9 October 2012 . dmy-all .