Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Heywood [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 January 1907||
Place of birth | Clayton, Manchester, England [1] | ||
Date of death | 7 September 1985[1] | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Guernsey, United Kingdom [1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Youth career | |||
1921–1927 | South Salford Lads | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1928–1930 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
1930–1935 | Altrincham | 221 | (3) |
1935–1936 | Port Vale | 23 | (0) |
1936–1937 | Southport | 14 | (0) |
1937–1938 | Hyde United | 41 | (0) |
1938–1939 | Northwich Victoria | ||
1939 | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
1939–1940 | Altrincham | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
1921 | England schools | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Heywood (12 January 1907 – 7 September 1985) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale and Southport. [4]
George Heywood was born on 12 January 1907 in Clayton, Manchester. [5] His father, Fred, played professional football for Newcastle United and Blackpool. [5] He died of a heart attack on 7 September 1985, whilst on holiday in Guernsey. [5]
Heywood played for South Salford Lads from 1921 to 1927 and was capped by England Schoolboys against Wales in 1921. [5] He was spotted by Billy Meredith and signed to Manchester City as an amateur. [5] He played 11 Central League games as left-back for the Reserves and also played for Oldham Athletic Reserves in the Midweek League. [5]
Heywood joined Altrincham and played two Cheshire County League games at right-back during the 1928–29 campaign. [5] He signed a contract with the club in April 1930, playing the last four games of the 1929–30 season at right-back. [5] He missed just two games of the 1930–31 season, featuring in both full-back positions. [5] He played 50 games from right-back of the 1931–32 campaign, but rejected interest from Football League clubs such as Crystal Palace and Burnley as he was satisfied with his job at the GEC as a mechanical inspector. [5] He missed just three games in the 1932–33 season. [5] He won the Cheshire Senior Cup with the club in 1934, as Altrincham beat Congleton Town 1–0 in the final at Edgeley Park. [5] He also scored his first goal during the 1933–34 season, converting a penalty kick. [5] Altrincham finished second to Wigan Athletic in the 1934–35 season and also reached the semi-finals in both the Cheshire Senior Cup and the Cheshire County Cup; he scored two goals in 55 appearances playing across from former England international left-back Billy Felton. [5]
Heywood joined Port Vale for a £250 fee in November 1935. [1] His debut came in a 9–2 defeat to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. [1] Despite the heavy loss he remained he a regular for the rest of the season, making 21 appearances as the "Valiants" were relegated out of the Second Division. [1] He lost his place soon into the next season however, and was transferred to Third Division North rivals Southport in November 1936. [1] Southport were suffering an injury crisis, and trainer Jimmy Seddon had known Heywood from his time at Altrincham. [5] He spent the 1937–38 campaign with Hyde United, making 41 Cheshire County League appearances and also playing three cup games. [6] He later played for Northwich Victoria and Stalybridge Celtic, before returning to Altrincham. [1] He retired from football in 1940. [5]
Heywood was a full-back with pace and tackling ability, as well as passing technique and good positional sense.
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Altrincham | 1928–29 [5] | Cheshire County League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1929–30 [5] | Cheshire County League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
1930–31 [5] | Cheshire County League | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
1931–32 [5] | Cheshire County League | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
1932–33 [5] | Cheshire County League | 40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
1933–34 [5] | Cheshire County League | 35 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
1934–35 [5] | Cheshire County League | 42 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |
1935–36 [5] | Cheshire County League | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Total | 221 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 281 | 3 | ||
Port Vale | 1935–36 [7] | Second Division | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
1935–36 [7] | Third Division North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Southport | 1936–37 [7] | Third Division North | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Hyde United | 1937–38 [6] [8] | Cheshire County League | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
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