George Eastham Sr.

English footballer (1914–2000)

George Eastham
Personal information
Full name George Richard Eastham
Date of birth (1914-08-13)13 August 1914
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Date of death January 2000 (aged 85)[1]
Place of death South Africa
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
0000 Cambridge Juniors
0000–1932 South Shore Wednesday
1932–1933 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933–1937 Bolton Wanderers 114 (16)
1937–1938 Brentford 49 (1)
1938–1947 Blackpool 44 (9)
0000 → Birmingham City (war guest) 16 (3)
0000 → Bolton Wanderers (war guest) 8 (2)
0000 → Brentford (war guest) 2 (0)
0000 → York City (war guest) 4 (0)
0000 → Mansfield Town (war guest) 1 (0)
0000 → Millwall (war guest) 2 (1)
0000 → Queens Park Rangers (war guest) 8 (2)
1947–1948 Swansea Town 15 (0)
1948–1949 Rochdale 2 (0)
1949–1950 Lincoln City 27 (1)
1950–1951 Hyde United 18 (5)
1951–1953 Winsford United
1953–1958 Ards 68 (13)
International career
1935 England 1 (0)
Managerial career
1953–1958 Ards
1958–1959 Accrington Stanley
1959–1964 Distillery
1964–1970 Ards
1971–1972 Hellenic F.C.
1972–1974 Glentoran
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Richard Eastham (13 August 1914 – January 2000) was an English football player and manager. An inside forward, he represented England once at international level,[2] and played for Bolton Wanderers, Brentford, Blackpool, Swansea Town, Rochdale and Lincoln City. He is the father of George Eastham Jr. and the brother of Harry Eastham.

References

  1. ^ "England Players - George Eastham". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ^ "George Eastham". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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