George_Woodger

George Woodger

George Woodger

English footballer

George Woodger[2] (3 September 1883 – 6 March 1961)[1] was an English international footballer, who played as an outside left.

Quick Facts Personal information, Date of birth ...

Career

Born in Croydon, he signed for Crystal Palace in 1905 from local club Thornton Heath Wednesday,[3] and played a part in their 1–0 away win against Newcastle United in the FA Cup in 1907.[2] In some reports, Woodger was said to have provided the pass that led to the goal that was scored by Horace Astley.[4]

Woodger moved to Oldham Athletic, in September 1910 for a fee of £750[3] and earned one cap for England in 1911 during his time with the Lancashire club.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    King, Ian (2011). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 192. ISBN 9781780910468.
  2. [2]
    Porter, Steve. "All time greatest F A cup giant killings Number 11 Newcastle United 0-1 Crystal Palace". The Giant Killers. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. [3]
    Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 332. ISBN 0907969542.
  4. [4]
    • King, Ian (2011). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905-2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 72. ISBN 9781780912219.
  5. [5]
    "Lady Woodger". Englandstats.com. Edit this at Wikidata


Flag of EnglandSoccer icon

This biographical article related to association football in England, about a forward born in the 1880s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article George_Woodger, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.