| George Andrews | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 23, 1942 | |
| Place of birth | Dudley, England | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| ?-1960 1960-1961 1961-1965 1965-1967 1967-1970 1970-1973 1973-1977 1977-? ?-? ?-? |
Vono Sports Luton Town Gornal Athletic Cardiff City Southport Shrewsbury Town Walsall Worcester City Telford United Dudley Town |
? (?) 0 (0) ? (?) 43 (21) 117 (41) 124 (49) 159 (38) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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George Andrews (born 23 April 1942 in Dudley, Worcestershire) was an English professional footballer during the 1960s and 1970s. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. 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 The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.
He is most notable for scoring Walsall's winning goal in their shock FA Cup third round victory over Newcastle United in January 1975. Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently playing in League One. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
He began his career at non-league level with Gornal Athletic in 1959, reaching the Football League in 1965 on signing for Cardiff City. Gornal Athletic FC are a football club based in Lower Gornal, West Midlands, England. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Cardiff City Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. [2] He later played for Shrewsbury Town, and in 1973 signed for Walsall where he spent the final four seasons of his professional career, playing 159 league games and scoring 38 goals. Shrewsbury Town Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. He retired from professional football in 1977, though he continued at non-league level with Telford United and finally Dudley Town before giving up playing completely in about 1980. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Telford United FC were an English football team based in Telford, Shropshire. Dudley Town FC are a football club based in Dudley, West Midlands, England. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
On retiring from football, he was employed by Dudley MBC as a gardener tending the parks and gardens of Dudley until his retirement in April 2007. Localities Localities within the borough include Amblecote Brierley Hill Bromley Coseley Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
He is married to Janet Andrews and has two daughters, Priscilla and Melissa. They live on the Foxyards Estate near Dudley. Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919.