| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 July 1896[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward[3] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1914 | Rushden Windmill | ? | (?) |
| 1914–1922 | Northampton Town | 67 | (42) |
| 1922–1925 | Crystal Palace | 111 | (48) |
| 1925 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| 1925–1928 | Hull City | 67 | (31) |
| 1928 | South Shields | 0 | (0) |
| Peterborough & Fletton United | ? | (?) | |
| Total | 245 | (121) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George H. Whitworth[1] (14 July 1896 – after 1928) was an English footballer who played for Northampton Town, Crystal Palace and Hull City in the Football League.[1]
Whitworth began his playing career with Rushden Windmill, and joined Northampton Town in 1914, but his career was then interrupted by World War I.[3] He played for Crystal Palace as a guest in wartime football competitions, but returned to Northampton thereafter.[3] It was not until after Palace had joined the Football League as a founder member of the Third Division South for season 1920–21 and were subsequently promoted to the Second Division in 1921 that Whitworth joined the club on a full-time basis.[3] He signed in May 1922,[4] for what was quoted to be a "large fee"[3] and played in eight games before the end of the season, scoring twice.[5]
Over the next three seasons Whitworth made a further 105 appearances scoring 46 goals but in 1925 Palace were relegated and in May, he moved to Sheffield Wednesday.[4] However, Whitworth could not break into the first team and in November 1925 moved on to Hull City, where he made 67 appearances in three seasons scoring 31 goals,[3] before finishing his career with Peterborough & Fletton United, whom he joined in the 1928 close season.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. p. 279. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "The lure of promotion. Crystal Palace". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ a b c d e f g Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 92. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ a b Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 344. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 137. ISBN 0907969542.
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