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George
Molyneux |
Southampton FC
4 caps, 0 goals
P 4 W 2 D
1 L 1 F 9: A 5
63% successful
1902-03
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 360 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
George Molyneux |
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Born |
31
July 1875 in Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire [registered in
West Derby, September 1875].
George is the oldest of ten children. |
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Baptised |
12
September 1875 in St. Peter's Church, Kirkdale, Liverpool.
Address stated as Walton Road, Liverpool. To Ellis and Hannah, his father
is a labourer. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1881
census, the George is the eldest of three children to Ellis and Mary
Hannah (née Handford), they are one of three families living at 48
Sessions Road. His father works at the brickworks on the kilns. |
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According to the 1891
census, George, an apprentice plumber, the oldest of six, living at 11
Croylands Street in Kirkdale, Liverpool. |
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According to the 1901
census, George is one of two professional footballers, the other being
Arthur Blackburn, boarding with Joseph and Annie Podesta, and their
daughter. They live at 58 Dover Street in the St.Mary's area of
Southampton. |
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According to the 1911
census, George is a professional footballer, still single, but one of two
boarders, the other being billiard marker Francis Gibbons, with Sarah
Orton and her four children. They live at 10 Gossett Avenue in
Prittlewell, north of Southend, in the shadow of Roots Hall. |
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Died |
14 April 1942 at 225 North
Road, Southend-on-Sea,
aged
66 years 257 days
[registered in Rochford, Essex, June 1942]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10", 12st.
1lb [1902]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
George began
his career in the Liverpool Juinior League playing for his local club,
Kirkdale FC. He appeared for a single league match for
Everton FC in December 1896, before playing with Third Grenadiers FC,
South Shore FC and Wigan County FC. Signed for Stoke FC in the 1897-98
season, without appearing in any league matches,
re-joining Everton FC before the season ended, and playing in 42
more league matches. Moved onto Southampton FC in 1900,
featuring in 142 Southern League appearances. Portsmouth FC in
1905, playing 23 Southern League matches, and then joined
the newly formed Southend United FC in 1906, having a spell as manager in
the 1910-11 season.
He subsequently assisted Colchester Town FC. |
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Club honours |
Southern League winners 1900-01,
1902-03, 1903-04; FA Cup runners-up 1901-02 |
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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 |
276th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-back |
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First match |
No. 76,
3 May 1902, England 2
Scotland
2, a replayed British Championship
match at Villa Park, Birmingham, aged 26 years
276 days.
He also started the original No. 76,
5 April 1902, Scotland 1 England 1,
the original British Championship match at Ibrox
Park, Glasgow. The 'Ibrox Disaster' |
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Last match |
No. 79,
4 April 1903, England 1 Scotland 2,
a British Championship
match at Bramall
Lane, Sheffield, aged
27 years 247 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championships 1901-02,
1902-03; |
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Team honours |
British Championships shared
1902-03; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
As part of the England team that witnessed the
Ibrox disaster, he was deeply affected by the trauma and haunted by it
until he died. The stand collapsed
during the game and 26 people were killed with another 500 injured.
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Beyond England |
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No additional information after he
left football, but he was tarined as a plumber. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.176. |
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George Molyneux - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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5 |
4 |
4 |
360 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
None |
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 Molyneux
- 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 |
|
Home
-
British Championship |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+1 |
| All |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+1 |
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George Molyneux
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championships |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC 1901-02 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| BC 1902-03 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.333 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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All |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+1 |
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All
Tournaments |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+1 |
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All |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+1 |
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George Molyneux
- Match History |
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Club: Southampton F.C. -
4 full caps |
Coach: F.A. Select
Committee - 4
full capsx
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Age 26 |
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u/o |
5 April 1902 - Scotland 1 England 1,
Ibrox
Park, Glasgow |
BC |
AD |
Start |
lb |
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1 |
76 |
3 May 1902 - England 2
Scotland
2, Villa Park, Birmingham |
BC |
HD |
Start |
lb |
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Age 27 |
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2 |
77 |
14 February 1903 -
England
4
Ireland
0,
Molineux
Ground, Wolverhampton |
BC |
HW |
Start |
lb |
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3 |
78 |
2 March 1903 -
England 2
Wales
1,
Fratton
Park, Portsmouth |
HW |
Start |
lb |
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4 |
79 |
4 April 1903 -
England 1 Scotland 2,
Bramall
Lane, Sheffield |
HL |
Start |
lb |
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