Noel George
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Noel George | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Lichfield, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 October 1929 (aged 31) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ? | Hednesford Town | ? | |
| 1919–1928 | Wolves | 222 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frank Noel George (26 December 1897 – 16 October 1929) was an English footballer in the 1910s and 1920s who played as a goalkeeper.[2]
Early career and Army
Born in Lichfield, he started playing as a forward with Hednesford Town before joining the Royal Army Service Corps in World War I. It was during his days in the army that he switched to the goalkeeper position.[3]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
George was signed by
He established himself as the Wolves keeper, and was an ever-present in the
Illness and death
George started to miss a number of games through injury in the 1925–26 and 1926–27 seasons and by November 1927 he was in the early stages of a terminal illness,[3] and he retired in 1928.[4] It was diagnosed as a disease of the gums and he died on October 16, 1929.[5] His manager at Wolves, Frank Buckley, was convinced that his death was a result of ill-fitting dentures and thus from then on he ensured any of his players with dentures made regular visits to the dentist.[5]
Honours
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- FA Cup finalists: 1921
- Football League Third Division North champions: 1923–24
References
- ^ "Optimists of the North. Wolverhampton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ ISBN 1-904103-01-4.
- ^ a b c Wolves A to Z player stats – wolves-stats.co.uk Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Noel George". The Encyclopedia of British Football. Spartacus Educational. Archived from the original on 17 May 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.