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George
Hedley |
Sheffield United FC
1 cap, 1 goal
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F
3:
A 0
100% successful
1901
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
George Albert Hedley |
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Born |
20 July 1876 in South Bank, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire
[registered in
Middlesbrough, September 1876]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1881
census, George Albert was the only child of George and Mary Elizabeth.
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 Thickett family, including fellow England footballer Harry
Thickett. They live at 66 Urban Road in Balby with Hexthorpe, in
Doncaster. |
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According to the 1911
census, George A., still a proffesional footballer, widowed, with one son,
Rowland. He has one servant and they live at 69 Park Street South in
Wolverhampton. |
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Married |
to Ruth Hill or Sarah Jane Webb
[registered in Dudley, Staffordshire, June 1901]. Died
before 1911, but no Ruth Hedley or Sarah Hedley can be found in death
registrations. |
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Died |
16 August 1942, aged
66 years x days
[registered in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, September 1942]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10", 11st.
7lbs [1901]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Biographies |
x |
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x.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
x |
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Club honours |
x |
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Individual honours |
x |
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Distinctions |
x |
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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 |
259th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-forward |
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Only match |
No. x, 9 March 1901, Ireland, aged 24 years
232 days. |
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Major tournaments |
x |
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Team honours |
x |
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Individual honours |
x |
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Distinctions |
x |
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Beyond England |
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x. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x. |