George Clark Payne (17 February 1887 – 1932) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left. He is mostly noted for his two years in the Southern League with Crystal Palace. Payne also played for Football League clubs Sunderland and Woolwich Arsenal and in the Southern League for Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Clark Payne[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Hitchin, England | ||
| Date of death | 21 August 1932 (aged 45)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Clacton-on-Sea, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hitchin Union Jack | |||
| Hitchin Town | |||
| Barnet Alston | |||
| 1906–1908 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | (3) |
| 1909–1911 | Crystal Palace | 46 | (31) |
| 1911–1912 | Sunderland | 2 | (0) |
| 1912 | Leyton | ||
| 1912–1913 | Woolwich Arsenal | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editPayne joined Southern League First Division club Tottenham Hotspur in 1906 and stayed with the club until its election to the Football League in 1908.[2] Following two seasons back in the Southern League with Crystal Palace, for whom he scored prolifically,[3] he transferred to First Division club Sunderland in 1911.[4] After just two appearances, Payne returned to the Southern League with Leyton in January 1912.[1] He made a return to the First Division during the 1912 off-season with Woolwich Arsenal.[5] Payne made just three first team appearances for the Gunners and predominantly played in the South Eastern League with the club's reserves, with whom he scored 9 goals in 16 appearances.[5] He left the club at the end of the 1912–13 season.[5] Serious wounds suffered in combat during the First World War brought an end to Payne's career.[5]
Personal life
editPayne was married to Miriam, sister of Hitchin-born footballing brothers George, Harry, Vic and Willie Furr.[6] Payne served as a private in the Bedfordshire Regiment during the First World War and his football career was ended by a gunshot wound to the left thigh suffered in September 1918.[5][7]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1907–08[2] | Southern League First Division | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Sunderland | 1911–12[4] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1912–13[2] | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 227. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d "George Clark Payne". 11v11.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "George Payne". Holmesdale Online. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ a b "George Payne". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "George Payne". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ Futter, Alan. "Furr Harold Frederick" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "George Clark Payne | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 20 December 2021.