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<ref name=DailyMail>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1114483/Watch-Chelsea-Sportsmail-looks-FA-Cup-round-giant-killings.html|title=Watch out Chelsea! Sportsmail looks at FA Cup third round giant-killings|publisher=''[[Daily Mail]]''|first=Laura|last=Williamson|accessdate=27 August 2010|date=13 January 2009}}</ref> |
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<ref name=Observer>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/jan/28/newsstory.hereford|title=It'll never happen|publisher=''[[The Observer]]''|accessdate=27 August 2010|date=28 January 2007}}</ref> |
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Full name | Richard Stuart George | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Barnet, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1961–1963 |
Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1964 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
1964–1965 | Watford | 4 | (0) |
1965–1966 |
Bournemouth | 3 | (0) |
1966–1967 | Oxford United | 6 | (0) |
1967–1968 | Hastings United | ||
1968–1971 | Barnet | ||
1971–1972 | Hereford United | ||
1972–? | Barnet | ||
1975 | Wimbledon | 6 | (0) |
Cambridge City | |||
1975–1976 | Boreham Wood | ||
Barnet | |||
Corinthian-Casuals | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Richard Stuart George (born 28 June 1946) is an English former
Football career
George signed for
George had been a supporter of Barnet since a young age, and joined them for the first time in the late 1960s, emulating his elder brother Mike who had played for them previously. He enjoyed three years at Barnet, in what he has stated was the best team he ever played in. Memorably he scored a hat-trick in the FA Cup against
The FA Cup
In January 1971, George was sold to Hereford United where he joined his former Hastings and Barnet teammate Billy Meadows. He took a while to find his feet at Edgar Street under manager John Charles but would soon become involved in arguably the greatest FA Cup shock of all time. Hereford met Newcastle United, of the First Division, in the Third Round at St James' Park and came away with a remarkable 2–2 draw. George was the substitute that day, played for the last 20 minutes and provided a good cross that Meadows came within inches of converting. The replay at Edgar Street saw George named as the substitute again. When Malcolm Macdonald put Newcastle 1–0 up late in the game, George was brought on for the injured Roger Griffiths and played a key part in Hereford's triumph.[2] He won possession on the left wing which ultimately led to Ronnie Radford's famous equalising goal.[2] The game went into extra time and George's fresh legs paid dividends. Controlling a pass from Dudley Tyler on the edge of the area, he turned and shot into the bottom left hand corner of the goal, sparking a pitch invasion.[2] Along with Ronnie Radford, George has become part of FA Cup folklore and his achievement is frequently referred to, particularly in the build-up to the FA Cup Third Round.[3][4]
George started the Fourth Round match against
After football
In 1992, George, along with five other people, bought a share in a horse called Earth Summit. On 4 April 1998 the horse won the Grand National at odds of 7–1. George maintains extremely close ties to the racing industry.[6]
George writes a weekly non-league column for the
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
- ^ a b c Porter, Steve. "Hereford United 2-1 Newcastle United". www.thegiantkillers.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Williamson, Laura (13 January 2009). "Watch out Chelsea! Sportsmail looks at FA Cup third round giant-killings". Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
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- BBC Hereford and Worcester. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2010.