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George Wall (20 February 1885 – June 1962) was an English footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Wall[1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 February 1885 | ||
Place of birth | Boldon Colliery, England | ||
Date of death | June 1962 77)[2] | (aged||
Place of death | Manchester, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Youth career | |||
–1901 | Boldon Royal Rovers | ||
1901–1903 | Whitburn | ||
1903 | Jarrow | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1903–1906 | Barnsley | 75 | (24) |
1906–1919 | Manchester United | 287 | (89) |
1916–1917 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | ||
1919–1921 | Oldham Athletic | 74 | (12) |
1921–1922 | Hamilton Academical | 34 | (6) |
1922–1923 | Rochdale | 30 | (1) |
1923–1926 | Ashton National | ||
1926–1927 | Manchester Ship Canal | ||
International career | |||
1907–1913 | England | 7 | (2) |
1909–1912 | The Football League XI | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Boldon Colliery, County Durham, Wall started his career with Boldon Royal Rovers and played for Whitburn and Jarrow before joining Barnsley in 1903.[3] In almost three years with Barnsley, Wall scored 24 league goals at a rate of almost one goal in every three games.[3] In 1906, he transferred to Manchester United and helped them win the 1908 and 1911 league titles, as well as the 1909 FA Cup.[3] He left the club in 1915 because of World War I and joined Oldham Athletic after the war in 1919.[3]
During the First World War George Wall served in the Black Watch Regiment.[2] After the war he was sold to Oldham Athletic for £200.[3] While at Manchester United he had scored 100 goals, becoming just the third player in the history of the club to achieve this feat, after Joe Cassidy and Sandy Turnbull.[2] On 21 November 1914, in a league match against Tottenham Hotspur he became club's top appearance maker, overtaking Fred Erentz with 311 games to his name.[4] His total of 319 matches was Manchester United's record until 26 April 1920, when Billy Meredith made 320th of his 335 appearances for the club.[5]
He then played for two seasons with Oldham,[3] before travelling north of the border to Hamilton Academical.[6] He returned to England to play for Rochdale a year later, but dropped out of league football in 1923, playing for Ashton National and Manchester Ship Canal.[2] He retired in 1927.[2]
Wall's brother Thomas was a reserve team player at Manchester United and was killed during the First World War.[8] Wall died in Manchester, aged 77, in June 1962.[2]
Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Barnsley | 1903–04[2] | Second Division | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | |
1904–05[2] | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 6 | |||
1905–06[2] | 31 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | 35 | 15 | |||
Total | 75 | 24 | 5 | 1 | — | 80 | 25 | |||
Manchester United | 1905–06[7] | Second Division | 6 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||
1906–07[7] | First Division | 38 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 40 | 13 | ||
1907–08[7] | 36 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 42 | 23 | ||
1908–09[7] | 34 | 11 | 6 | 0 | — | 40 | 11 | |||
1909–10[7] | 32 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 14 | |||
1910–11[7] | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 29 | 6 | |||
1911–12[7] | 33 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 40 | 5 | ||
1912–13[7] | 36 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | 41 | 12 | |||
1913–14[7] | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 11 | |||
1914–15[7] | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |||
Total | 287 | 89 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 319 | 100 | ||
Oldham Athletic | 1919–20[2] | First Division | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | |
1920–21[2] | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 8 | |||
Total | 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 74 | 12 | |||
Hamilton Academical | 1921–22[9] | Scottish First Division | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 6 | |
Rochdale | 1922–23[2] | Third Division North | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
Career total | 502 | 132 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 542 | 144 |
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