Personal information | |||
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Full name | George V. Elmore [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1880 | ||
Place of birth | Witton, England | ||
Date of death | 1 July 1916 (aged 36) [2] | ||
Place of death | Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France [3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1897 | Witton Villa | ||
1897–1898 | Northwich Victoria | ||
1898–1899 | Broadheath | ||
1899–1900 | Winnington Park | ||
1900–1902 | Witton Albion | ||
1902–1903 | Broadheath | ||
1903 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | (1) |
1903–1904 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | (5) |
1904 | Witton Albion | ||
1904–1907 | Altrincham | ||
1907–1909 | Glossop | 34 | (14) |
1909–1910 | Blackpool | 34 | (6) |
1910–1912 | Partick Thistle | 52 | (18) |
1912–1917 | St Mirren | 62 | (17) |
1914 | → Witton Albion (loan) | ||
1915 | → St Bernard's (loan) | 4 | (1) |
1915 | → Broxburn United (loan) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George V. Elmore (1880 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop, Blackpool and West Bromwich Albion as a forward. [4] [5] [6] He also played in the Scottish League for St Mirren and Partick Thistle and is regarded as Altrincham's 'first star player'. [7]
Elmore worked in the salt trade in Northwich. [7] In September 1914, one month after Britain's entry into the First World War, he enlisted in the Royal Scots. [7] Elmore was deployed on the Western Front in January 1916 and was serving as a lance corporal when he was killed in Sausage Valley on the first day of the Somme. [7] [3] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. [2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Bromwich Albion | 1902–03 [8] | First Division | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Bristol Rovers | 1903–04 [9] | Southern League First Division | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
Partick Thistle | 1910–11 [1] | Scottish League First Division | 32 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 15 |
1911–12 [1] | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||
Total | 52 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 21 | ||
St Mirren | 1912–13 [1] | Scottish League First Division | 34 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 12 |
1913–14 [1] | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 8 | ||
Total | 62 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 70 | 20 | ||
Career total | 138 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 154 | 47 |
Witton Albion
Altrincham