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George Eastham

Arsenal FC

 19 appearances, 2 goals

P 19 W 14 D 2 L 3 F 50: A 22
*(actual F 43: A 22)
79% successful
1961-66

captain: none
minutes played: 1653

Timeline
  George Edward Eastham OBE
Birth Monday, 23 September 1936 in Blackpool, Lancashire
  registered in Blackpool October-December 1936
Marriage to Pamela Wendy Lewis, on Monday, 5 May 1958 at Gosforth Parish Church, Northumberland. Jim Millin was his best man
  registered in Northumberland South April-June 1958
Children George and Pam had two children, Suzanne (b.13 October 1960) and George Richard (b.early 1966).
Death Friday, 20 December 2024 in Berea, Johannesburg, South Africa
aged 88 years 88 days  

Source

 Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Biographies Determined to Win: George Eastham [Stanley Paul, London 1964]
 

x. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Playing Career

Club(s)		 An Englishman in Ireland, George junior followed his father and his managerial career, becoming an amateur with Ards FC of Northern Ireland. Following significant interest from Arsenal FC, and Leeds United FC, at the turn of the year. However, it was Newcastle United FC signed him on the day the young Eastham turned professional, 19 May 1956 for £9000, and on 18 November 1960, Arsenal FC signed him for £47,500. Following the triumphant World Cup Finals, Eastham signed for Stoke City AFC for £30,000 on 18 August 1966. During the 1967, Stoke, including Eastham, were members of the United Soccer Association, known as Cleveland Lakers. Into the new decade, Eastham loaned to South African club, Hellenic FC of Cape Town, from 18 April 1970 for three months. He returned to become their player~manager from 19 February 1971 until the end of the summer. He returned to the Stoke City team in October 1971, and then following their League Cup triumph, Eastham once again returned to manage Hellenic for their 1972 season, before returning to take up an appointment at Stoke, where he remained until announcing his retirement on 11 February 1975, after failing to recover from injury in his final league match on 29 September 1973.

League honours
515+10 appearances, 74 goals		 Newcastle United FC 1956-60 124 appearances, 29 goals
debut: 6 October 1956 Newcastle United FC 2 Luton Town FC 2.
Arsenal FC 1960-66 207 appearances, 41 goals
debut: 10 December 1960 Arsenal FC 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 1.
Stoke City FC 1966-73 184+ten appearances, four goals
debut: 20 August 1966 Nottingham Forest FC 1 Stoke City FC 2.
last: 29 September 1973 Stoke City FC 2 West Ham United FC 0.
Club honours County Antrim Shield winner 1956;
Football League Cup winner 1971-72;
Individual honours Irish League (one appearance, 1956);
Football League (three appearances);
South Africa Player of the Year 1971;
Distinctions Son of George , nephew of Harry
Height/Weight 5' 7½", 9st. 12½lbs [1965].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Management Career
Club(s) Whilst contracted at Stoke City AFC, Eastham was player~manager, and then manager, at Hellenic FC during the summer seasons between 1970-72, until he accepted the post of player/assistant manager on 1 December 1972, a position he held until he retired from playing on 11 February 1975. From the 1974-75 season, England manager Don Revie put Eastham and Gordon Banks in charge of the under-23 team. He became caretaker manager of Stoke City on 21 March 1977 following the resignation of Tony Waddington. Despite being unable to save the side from relegation, he was appointed to the role full-time on 25 May 1977 until his sacking on 9 January 1978.

England Career
Player number One of two who became the 819th player (820) to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside-left
First match No. 368, 8 May 1963, England 1 Brazil 1, a friendly match at The Empire Stadium, Wembley, aged 26 years 227 days.
Last match No. 402, 3 July 1966, Denmark 0 England 2, a pre-World Cup Scandinavian tour match at Idrætsparken, København, aged 29 years 283 days.
Major tournaments FIFA World Cup Finals 1966;
British Championship 1963-64;
Team honours FIFA World Cup winner 1966;
Individual honours England U23 (6 appearances, 1959-60)
Distinctions Son of George Eastham

Beyond England
Emigrated to Berea in Johannesburg and owned a sportswear agency. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.


The Numbers
parties Apps comp. apps Starts substitute unused minutes Goals goals ave.min Captain
32+ 19 3 19 ▲0
▼1		 1 1653 2 827 min none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
19 14 2 3 50 22 +28 2 6 2.632 1.158 78.9 +11

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 6 4 2 0 15 7 +8 0 1 2.50 1.167 83.3 +4
Away 12 10 0 2 35 14 +21 1 5 2.917 1.167 83.3 +8
Neutral 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 14 10 2 2 31 16 +15 1 4 2.214 1.143 78.6 +8
Red 5 4 0 1 19 6 +13 1 2 3.80 1.20 80.0 +3

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
British Championship 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 1 1 4.00 1.333 66.7 +1
Minor Tournament 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 1 0 0.50 3.00 0.00 -2
Friendly 14 12 2 0 37 12 +15 0 5 2.643 0.857 92.9 +12

Tournament Record

World Cup Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 1966 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
All 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0

British Championship Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1963-64 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 1 1 4.00 1.333 66.7 +1
All 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 1 1 4.00 1.333 66.7 +1

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
BC 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 1 1 4.00 1.333 66.7 +1
3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 1 1 4.00 1.333 66.7 +1

Minor Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Taça das Nações 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 1 0 0.50 3.00 0.00 -2

Match History

 Club: Newcastle United F.C. - 0 full appearances manager: Walter Winterbottom - 0 full appearancesx

 
Age 23 under 23  
six appearances - France November 1959, Scotland & Netherlands March 1960,
GDR, Poland & Israel May 1960.
      

 Club: Arsenal F.C. - nineteen full appearances (1653 min)  

apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 24
George Eastham was a member of the third of the Winter 1960 get-togethers. At Upton Park on 13-15 March 1961.

348 21 May 1961 - Portugal 1 England 1, Estadio Nacional, Lisboa WCP AD party member
349 24 May 1961 - Italy 2 England 3, Stadio Olimpico, Roma
tour		 AW
350 27 May 1961 - Austria 3 England 1, Praterstadion, Wien AL
 

Age 25
356 14 April 1962 - Scotland 2 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC AL reserve

  manager: Alf Ramsey - nineteen full appearances (1653 min)x

Age 26
1 368 8 May 1963 - England 1 Brazil 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HD   10
2 369 29 May 1963 - Czechoslovakia 2 England 4
 Tehelné pole, Bratislava
tour		 AW   10
3 370 2 June 1963 - German Democratic Republic 1 England 2
 Zentralstadion, Leipzig		 AW   10
371 5 June 1963 - Switzerland 1 England 8, Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel AW squad/reserve

Age 27
4 372 12 October 1963 - Wales 0 England 4
 Ninian Park, Cardiff		 BC AW   10
5 373 23 October 1963 - England 2 Rest of the World 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HW   10
6 374 20 November 1963 - England 8 Northern Ireland 3
 Empire Stadium, Wembley		 BC HW   10
7 375 11 April 1964 - Scotland 1 England 0
Hampden Park, Glasgow		 BC AL   10
8 376 6 May 1964 - England 2 Uruguay 1
 Empire Stadium, Wembley
tour		 HW   10
9 377 17 May 1964 - Portugal 3 England 4
Estádio Nacional, Lisboa		 AW   10
10 378 24 May 1964 - Republic of Ireland 1 England 3
Dalymount Park, Dublin		 AW 9 10
11 379 27 May 1964 - United States 0 England 10
Downing Stadium, New York City		 AW ▼(0-3) 33 10
12 380 30 May 1964 - Brazil 5 England 1
Estádio Municipal, Rio
TC		 AW   10
381 4 June 1964 - England 1 Portugal 1, Estádio Municipal, Rio ND squad/reserve
13 382 6 June 1964 - Argentina 1 England 0
Estádio Municipal, Rio		 NL   10

Age 28
14 388 5 May 1965 - England 1 Hungary 0
 Empire Stadium, Wembley
tour		 HW 10
389 9 May 1965 - Yugoslavia 1 England 1, Stadion Crvena zvezda, Beograd AD squad/reserve
15 390 12 May 1965 - West Germany 0 England 1
Städtisches Stadion, Nürnberg		 AW   10
16 391 16 May 1965 - Sweden 1 England 2
 Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg		 AW   10

Age 29
17 395 8 December 1965 - Spain 0 England 2
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid		 Fr AW   10
18 396 5 January 1966 - England 1 Poland 1
Goodison Park, Liverpool		 Fr HD   10
399 4 May 1966 - England 2 Yugoslavia 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW squad/reserve
400 26 June 1966 - Finland 0 England 3, Olympiastadion, Helsinki tour AW
401 29 June 1966 - Norway 1 England 6, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo AW
19 402 3 July 1966 - Denmark 0 England 2
 Idrætsparken, København		 AW 10
403 5 July 1966 - Poland 0 England 1, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów AW squad/reserve
 

WCF		 reserve il 22x
404 11 July 1966 - England 0 Uruguay 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley HD party member
405 16 July 1966 - England 2 Mexico 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
406 20 July 1966 - France 0 England 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
407 23 July 1966 - England 1 Argentina 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
408 26 July 1966 - England 2 Portugal 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
409 30 July 1966 - England 4 West Germany 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
  
 

  

 
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