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George
Hilsdon |
Chelsea FC
8 caps, 14 goals, 2
penalties
P 8 W 7 D 1 L 0 F x:
A x
88% successful
1907-09
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 720 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
George Hilsdon |
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name notes |
There is no evidence in Hilsdon's registrations that he was
given the middle name of Richard. His Birth registration excludes it, as
does his marriage and death registrations. None of his census entries
confirm a middle name either. |
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Born |
10 August 1885 in Bromley, London [registered as George Hildson in
Poplar, September 1885]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1891
census, George is the sixth of seven children to James and Mary. They live
in 19 Lingen Street in Bromley. His father is a general labourer. |
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According to the 1901
census, George is now an office boy, and he remains at home with his
parents with five of his siblings. They now live at 11 Abbotts Road in
East Ham. His father is now a scaffolder. |
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According to the 1911
census, the twenty five year old George is a professional footballer
married to Katherine. They have two children, George and Katherine. They
also have one servant and live at 34 Lansdown Road in Forest Gate. |
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Married |
to Katherine Ethel Kelly
[registered in West Ham, Essex, December 1906]. |
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Died |
10 September 1941, aged
56 years x days
[registered as George Hilsdon in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire,
September 1941]. |
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Height/Weight |
x'
x½", xst.
xlbs [x]. |
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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 |
xth
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
x |
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First match |
No. x, 16 February 1907, aged 21 years
190 days. |
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Last match |
No. x, 13 February 1909, aged 23 years
187 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. |