George Nurse (footballer)

George Damien Nurse (born 30 April 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full back for EFL League Two club Shrewsbury Town.

George Nurse

Personal information
Full name	George Damien Nurse[1]
Date of birth	(1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s)	Full back
Team information
Current team	Shrewsbury Town
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2018	Bristol City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Bristol City	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Weston-super-Mare (loan)	40	(2)
2019–2020	→ Newport County (loan)	17	(1)
2020–2021	→ Walsall (loan)	10	(1)
2021–	Shrewsbury Town	75	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:40, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Career

On 12 July 2019, Nurse joined League Two side Newport County on a season long loan.^[4] He made his debut for Newport on 13 August 2019 in the starting line up for the EFL Cup first round win against Gillingham.^[5] On 5 October 2019 Nurse scored his first goal for Newport, the 96th minute winning goal in the League Two 1–0 win against Carlisle United.^[6]

On 7 August 2020, Nurse signed for League Two side Walsall on loan until the end of the season.^[7]

On 28 July 2021, Nurse joined League One side Shrewsbury Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal.^[8] On 24 September 2022, Nurse went off injured after an hour in a 2–1 victory over Burton Albion,^[9] the injury later revealed to be a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 September 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bristol City	2018–19[11]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20[12]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21[13]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Weston-super-Mare (loan)	2018–19[3][14]	National League South	40	2	5	1	—		5[a]	2	50	5
Newport County (loan)	2019–20[12]	League Two	17	1	3	0	1	0	5[b]	0	26	1
Walsall (loan)	2020–21[13]	League Two	10	1	0	0	1	0	2[b]	0	13	1
Shrewsbury Town	2021–22[15]	League One	45	0	3	0	2	0	3[b]	0	53	0
	2022–23[16]	League One	10	0	0	0	2	0	1[b]	0	13	0
	2023–24[17]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		55	0	3	0	4	0	4	0	66	0
Career total			122	4	11	1	6	0	16	2	155	7

1. Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Somerset Premier Cup
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy