| Charlie George | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Charles George | |
| Date of birth | 10 October 1950 | |
| Place of birth | Islington, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Islington is the central district of the London Borough of Islington. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 80 m) | |
| Playing position | Forward, attacking midfielder | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1966-1968 | Arsenal | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1968-1975 1975-1978 1977 1978 1978-1981 1980 1981-1982 1982 1982 1983 |
Arsenal Derby County → St. Georges Budapest (loan) Minnesota Kicks Southampton → Nottingham Forest (loan) Bulova Bournemouth Derby County Dundee United |
133 (31) 106 (34) ? (?) 18 (?) 44 (11) 2 (0) ? (?) 2 (0) 11 (2) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1976 | England | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Frederick Charles "Charlie" George (born 10 October 1950) is an English former footballer. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
Born in Islington, London, George supported Arsenal as a boy and played for Islington Schoolboys before joining his favoured club in May 1966. Islington is the central district of the London Borough of Islington. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He turned professional in 1968 and made his first-team debut for the club on August 9, 1969 against Everton, on the first day of the 1969-70 season; Arsenal lost 1-0. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. He became a regular in the side that season, playing 39 times, including in Arsenal's 1969-70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup campaign; he scored goals against Dinamo Bacau and Ajax, as well as playing in both legs of the final against RSC Anderlecht, which Arsenal won 4-3 on aggregate. History Spanish era The first competition was to be held over two seasons to avoid clashes with national leagues fixtures History Spanish era The first competition was to be held over two seasons to avoid clashes with national leagues fixtures FCM Bacău is a Romanian football club currently playing in the second Romanian division Divizia B. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA, is a Belgian football club from Anderlecht, in the Brussels
George broke his ankle at the start of the following season following a collision with Everton goalkeeper Gordon West, but returned after being out for five months and played a significant part in Arsenal's run-in to the 1970-71 Division One title, scoring five times in 17 appearances in the League. In Human anatomy, the ankle Joint is formed where the Foot and the leg meet Gordon West (born April 24, 1943 in Darfield South Yorkshire) is a former English footballer. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between However, the highlight of his season came in the FA Cup; he scored in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds as well as proving the difference in the Final against Liverpool. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The 1971 FA Cup Final was contested by Arsenal and Liverpool at Wembley on the 8th May 1971. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The game was locked at 1-1 in extra time, Arsenal having been 1-0 down before Eddie Kelly's equaliser; in the 111th minute George latched onto John Radford's square ball and scored a spectacular winner from 20 yards to win the match. Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time Edward Patrick "Eddie" Kelly (born February 7, 1951 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player For the Canadian broadcaster see John Radford (broadcaster John Radford (born 22 February 1947 in Hemsworth, Yorkshire He famously celebrated by lying flat on his back with arms aloft. With that Cup win, Arsenal completed their first Double win. The Double is a term in football, which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season
George played four more seasons at Highbury, also playing in the 1972 FA Cup Final, which Arsenal lost to Leeds United. Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 The 1972 FA Cup Final took place on 6 May 1972 at Wembley Stadium. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football However the latter stages of his career with Arsenal were hampered with injuries and a rebellious streak at odds with the club's management; during the 1971-72 season he was disciplined by the club twice, first after headbutting Liverpool's Kevin Keegan, and then for flicking a V-sign at Derby County's fans after scoring away at the Baseball Ground. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various The V sign is a hand Gesture in which the first and second fingers are raised and parted whilst the remaining fingers are clenched Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. The Baseball Ground was a stadium in Derby, UK. It was first used for Baseball as the home of Derby County Baseball Club from 1890 until
As the Double-winning side were gradually broken up Arsenal began to descend down the table, and although George hit eleven goals in both 1971-72 and 1972-73 his form declined with Arsenal's; he only scored five times in 28 matches in 1973-74 and he was dropped from the first team in 1974-75 after falling out with manager Bertie Mee. Bertie Mee OBE ( 25 December 1918 &ndash October 22, 2001) was an English football player and manager most famous for By Christmas 1974 he had been transfer listed, and he moved to Derby County in July 1975 for £100,000. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. In total he played 179 times for Arsenal and having scored 49 goals.
He spent three and half years at Derby, where he memorably scored a hat-trick against Real Madrid in a European Cup match (although Derby eventually lost 5-6 on aggregate); in total he played 117 games for Derby County, scoring 36 goals. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts Whilst with Derby, he won a solitary cap for England, playing for 60 minutes against the Republic of Ireland on 8 September 1976 out of position on the left wing, but fell out with coach Don Revie after being substituted and was never picked again. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in international football. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald George 'Don' Revie, OBE, ( 10 July 1927 - 26 May 1989) was a football player for Leicester City, He also had a loan spell at St George's Budapest in Australia while at the club. This article is about the football (soccer club For the Rugby league football club see St For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
After Derby, he went on to play for the Minnesota Kicks in the United States before returning to Southampton in December 1978. Minnesota Kicks were a professional Soccer team that played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington Minnesota from 1976 to 1981 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. His appearances there were limited by a knee injury and he had a short period on loan to Nottingham Forest in 1980, playing four games including both legs of the 1980 UEFA Super Cup Final against FC Barcelona, scoring the only goal in the home leg as Forest won 2-1 on aggregate. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham The 1980 UEFA Super Cup was played between Valencia CF and Nottingham Forest, with Valencia winning on the away goals rule Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan George could not agree an extension to his loan at Forest and soon returned to Southampton. In the summer of 1981 he left the club to move to Bulova in Hong Kong. Bulova is a now defunct Hong Kong football club which were dissolved after the 1984-85 season Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders
A year later, in 1982, he returned to England to have short spells with AFC Bournemouth and Derby County for a second time, and had a short time with Scottish side Dundee United before retiring in 1983, although never played for the Tannadice outfit. AFC Bournemouth are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Later in his career, George lost a finger in a lawnmower accident. [1]
After retiring from football he moved to New Milton, Hampshire to run a pub. New Milton is a Market town in south west Hampshire, England. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain He later worked as a mechanic for some years and is now one of the hosts of the "Legends" tours at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. A mechanic is a person who uses Tools to repair things (generally machinery or works to keep things operating properly The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium located on Ashburton Grove in Holloway, North London, and the home of Arsenal Football Club since
References
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- ^ "Couch potatoes and salad cream", BBC Sport, 2001-01-22. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Retrieved on 2007-08-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
- General
- Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony (ed. ) (1995). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.
- Spurling, Jon (2004). Rebels For The Cause: The Alternative History of Arsenal Football Club. Mainstream, pp. 96-117. ISBN 0-575400-15-3.
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