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George
Hedley |
Sheffield United FC
1 appearance, 1 debut goal
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F
3:
A 0
100% successful
1901-02
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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George Albert Hedley |
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Birth |
20 July 1876 in South Bank, Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire
[registered in
Middlesbrough, September 1876]. |
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According to the 1881
census, George Albert was the only child of George and Mary Elizabeth (née
Chester).
They live at 34 Carter Street in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. His father is a
joiner. |
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According to the 1891
census, George A. remains the only child. He is a telegraph messenger, and
they all live at 56 Harris Street in MIddlesbrough. His father still a
joiner. |
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According to the 1901
census, George Alfred is a professional footballer boarding with Betsy
Jackson and the Thickitt family, including fellow England footballer Harry
Thickitt. They live at 66 Urban Road in Balby with Hexthorpe, in
Doncaster. |
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First marriage |
to Ruth Hill
[registered in Dudley, Staffordshire, June 1901].
Died
before 1911. |
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According to the 1911
census, George A., still a professional footballer, widowed, with one son,
Rowland Hill (born 17 June 1902 in Doncaster). He has one servant and they live at 69 Park Street South in
Wolverhampton. |
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Second marriage |
to Lilian May Mason on 23 September 1913
at St. Luke's Church, Wolverhampton
[registered in Wolverhampton, September 1913].
They had one daughter, Cissie Evelyn (born 21 June 1914 in
Bristol). |
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According to the 1921
census, George Albert, now a licensed victualler and now married to Lilian
May, with one daughter, Cissie Evelyn. They live at The George & Dragon in
Redcliffe Hill in Bristol. |
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Cannot be found on the 1939 register. |
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Death |
16 August 1942, aged
66 years 27 days
[registered in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, September 1942]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Started his career with his local club, South Bank FC, from where he
joined Sheffield United FC as an amateur for the 1897-98 season. Hedley
turned professional in May 1898. Joined Southampton FC in May 1903.
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC signed him on 3 May 1906, where he remained
until 23 April 1913. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup winner 1898-99,
1901-02, 1907-08 runners-up 1900-01; Southern League winners
1903-04; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10", 11st.
7lbs [1901]
5'
8½" 14st 0lbs [1917]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management
Career |
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Club(s) |
Left his playing career to become manager of Bristol City FC on 23 April
1913 until 1915. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of five who became the 257th players (259)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-forward |
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Only match |
No.
71, 9 March 1901, England 3 Ireland 0, a British
Championship match at The Dell, Milton Road, The Common, Southampton, aged
24 years
232 days.
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1900-01; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1900-01; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
Was for many years, until 1941, a Bristol
licensee, nameley the George & Dragon in Radcliffe Hill, then not long
before his death returned to Wolverhampton to take over a boarding house. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.125/6.
Joined the Royal
Garrison Artillery on 4 January 1917 in Bristol as a forty-year old. |
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