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George
Ashmore |
West Bromwich Albion FC
1 cap,
3 goals against
0 clean sheets
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 5:
A 3
100% successful
1926
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90 |
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| Profile |
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Full name |
George Samuel
Austin Ashmore |
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Born |
5 May 1898 in Plymouth, Devonshire
[registered as George Samuel A. in Plymouth, June 1898]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1901 census,
a two year-old George was living/visiting his Grandad with his mother,
Edith. His Grandad, George Ryder, is a retired policeman, living at
140 Grenville Road in Plymouth, |
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According to the 1911 census,
reunited with his entire family in his fathers hometown of Birmingham.
George is now the eldest of four children (all born in Plymouth) to Samuel
Austin and Edith Evelyn (née Ryder), His father is a Naval Pensioner Switchboard
Assistant. They live at 24 Herbert Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. |
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Died |
19 May 1973 in
Handsworth, Birmingham, aged 75 years, 14 days.
[registered as George Samuel A. in Birmingham, June 1873]. |
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Height/Weight |
5' 11", 11st.
1lb [1927] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Played
schoolboy football in South Devon. Played with Nineveh Wesley FC of
the Handsworth League, before joining West Bromwich Albion FC in November
1919. Played 245 league matches before moving to Chesterfield FC in
October 1931 and completing another 71 league appearances, retiring in the 1933 close season. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
six who became 504th players (504)
to
appear for England. 55th goalkeeper to appear. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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Only match |
No. 150,
24 May 1926, Belgium 3 England 5, an
end-of-season tour
match at Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen, aged 28 years 19 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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no information, although according to Tony
Matthews, worked for the Midlands Electricity Board after he retired from
playing. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.14./The Who's Who
of West Bromwich Albion.
Tony Matthews (2005) |
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George Ashmore - Career Statistics |
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Squads |
Apps |
Comp
Apps |
Mins. |
GA |
GA Av.
min |
Comp GA |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av. |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
90 |
3 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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George Ashmore
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Away
-
Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
3.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
3.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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George Ashmore
- Match History |
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Club: West Bromwich Albion F.C. - 1 full cap |
Coach: FA Committee - 1
full capx
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Age
28 |
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1 |
150 |
24 May 1926 - Belgium 3 England 5, Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
gk |
Notes
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