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George Wall |
| Birth |
20 February 1885 in Boldon Colliery, County Durham [registered in South Shields, March 1885]. |
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According to the 1891 census, George is the sixth of eight children to John and Elizabeth (née Dawson). They live at 28 Well's Row in Boldon Colliery. His father is a coal miner. |
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According to the 1901 census, George remains one of six remaining at home at their pearents at 26 Well's Row. George is a coal mine driver, whilst his father is a hewer. |
| Marriage |
to Isabella Headley, 17 October 1903 at Primitive Methodist Church in South Shields [registered in South Shields, December 1903]. |
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According to the 1911 census, George is a professional footballer, now married to Isabella and they have three children, John Robert, Margaret and George. The have one servant and one boader, United club mate, Thomas Percy Homer. They live at 41 Railway Road in the Old Trafford area of Manchester. |
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According to the 1921 census, George, a professional footballer for Hamilton Academical FC, is still married, and with three more children, Leslie, Edna and Eric, they live at 27 Barford Street in Old Trafford with their two older children. |
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According to the 1939 register, George and Isabella remain married and are living at 4 Croston Street in Stretford area of Manchester. He is a casual checker on the Manchester Ship Canal. |
| Death |
April 1962 , aged 77 years 40-69 days [registered in Manchester, June 1962]. |
| Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
| Playing Career |
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| Club(s) |
Began his football career with Boldon Royal Rovers FC, before joining Whitburn FC for a season. Joined Jarrow FC in 1902, before Barnsley FC signed him in November 1903. He made 75 league appearances, scoring 24 goals. Manchester United FC signed Wall in March 1906 for a £175 transfer fee. After 287 league appearances and 89 goals, he joined Oldham Athletic FC in March 1919 for a £200 fee. Following twelve goals in 74 league appearances, Wall joined Hamilton Academical FC in June 1921, and onto Rochdale AFC a season later. He made thirty league appearances, scoring once, before joining Ashton National FC in 1923. |
| Club honours |
Football League Division One Champions 1907-08, 1910-11; FA Charity Shield winners 1908, 1911; FA Cup winners 1908-09; |
| Individual honours |
Football League (five appearances) |
| Distinctions |
None |
| Height/Weight |
5 ' 6", 10st. 11lbs [1909]. |
| Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
| England Career |
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| Player number |
One of four who became the 326th players (329) to appear for England. |
| Position(s) |
Outside-left |
| First match |
No. 90, 27 March 1907, England 1 Wales 1, a British Championship match at Craven Cottage, New Road, Fulham, London, aged 22 years 35 days. |
| Last match |
No. 114, 15 February 1913, Ireland 2 England 1, a British Championship match at Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged 27 years 361 days. |
| Major tournaments |
British Championship 1906-07, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1912-13; |
| Team honours |
British Championship shared 1907-08, 1911-12, winners 1908-09, 1912-13; |
| Individual honours |
FA Tour of South Africa 1910 (including the three tests); |
| Distinctions |
None |
| Beyond England |
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| Served in the Black Watch regiment during WW1. AFter leaving football, worked for many years on Manchester docks. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.258. |
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