George Handley (footballer, born 1886)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Albert Handley[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1886[1] | ||
Place of birth | Totley, Sheffield, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 1952 (aged 65–66)[1] | ||
Place of death | Bradford, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1902–1905 | Hallam | ||
1905–1906 | Chesterfield Town | 25 | (4) |
1906–1911 | Bradford City | 86 | (29) |
1911–1912 | Southampton | 24 | (2) |
1912–1913 | Goole Town | ||
1913–1914 | Bradford City | 1 | (1) |
1914–1919 | Barrow | ||
1918–1919 | → Sheffield United (guest) | ||
1919–1922 | Bradford City | 17 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1912–1913 | Goole Town | ||
1922 | Brühl (coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Albert Handley (1886–1952) was an English professional footballer who played most of his career as a winger with Bradford City.
Born in
Playing career
As a child, Handley represented Sheffield Schools four times in the annual matches against London Schools.[2] Handley started his professional career at the age of 17 with Hallam before moving to Chesterfield in January 1905. After two seasons with Chesterfield he joined Bradford City for the first time in October 1906 for a fee of £250.[2]
Handley was a prolific scorer at Bradford, and after making his debut on 27 October 1906 in a 2–1 victory over
Having joined Southampton in May 1911, Handley was immediately drafted into the first team on the left-wing, making his debut on 2 September 1911 at home to Millwall. Described as "an orthodox player, who depended on team-mates to create openings"[4] he was, however, one of Swift's better signings. After Swift was dismissed at the end of the season, Handley left The Dell and took up a post of player-manager with Goole Town in April 1912.[1]
In December 1913 he returned to Bradford City where he made just one appearance,
Later life
Handley returned to the armed services after leaving Switzerland and was reported as being stationed at Coal Aston Airfield at the end of 1922.[1]
Career statistics
Source:[6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chesterfield Town | 1904–05 | Second Division | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
1905–06 | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
1906–07 | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Total | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
Bradford City | 1906–07 | Second Division | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10 |
1907–08 | Second Division | 37 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 17 | |
1908–09 | First Division | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
1909–10 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1910–11 | First Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
1913–14 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1919–20 | First Division | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
1920–21 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 103 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 110 | 31 | ||
Career total | 128 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 137 | 35 |
Honours
Bradford City
- 1907–08
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.
- ^ ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
- ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ George Handley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)