George Woodger

George Woodger
Personal information
Date of birth (1883-09-03)3 September 1883
Place of birth Croydon, England
Date of death 6 March 1961(1961-03-06) (aged 77)
Place of death Croydon, England[1]
Height 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[2]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1910 Crystal Palace 150 (36)
1910–? Oldham Athletic
International career
1911 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Woodger[3] (3 September 1883 – 6 March 1961)[1] was an English international footballer, who played as an outside left.

Career

Born in Croydon, he signed for Crystal Palace in 1905 from local club Thornton Heath Wednesday,[4] and played a part in their 1–0 away win against Newcastle United in the FA Cup in 1907.[3] In some reports, Woodger was said to have provided the pass that led to the goal that was scored by Horace Astley.[5]

Woodger moved to Oldham Athletic, in September 1910 for a fee of £750[4] and earned one cap for England in 1911 during his time with the Lancashire club.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b King, Ian (2011). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 192. ISBN 9781780910468.
  2. ^ "George Woodger". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b Porter, Steve. "All time greatest F A cup giant killings Number 11 Newcastle United 0-1 Crystal Palace". The Giant Killers. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 332. ISBN 0907969542.
  5. ^ *King, Ian (2011). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905-2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 72. ISBN 9781780912219.
  6. ^ "Lady Woodger". Englandstats.com. Edit this at Wikidata


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