George Hedley (footballer, born 1876)

George Albert Hedley (20 July 1876 – 16 August 1942) was a professional footballer who won the 1902 and 1908 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United and Wolverhampton Wanderers respectively, scoring in both.^[1]

He was born in South Bank, Middlesbrough.^[1]

Between 1903 and 1906 he was with Southern League Southampton, where he was top scorer in 1904-05 (jointly with Edgar Bluff) with ten league goals.^[1] Hedley made one appearance for England, scoring against Ireland in the 1901-02 British Home Championship.^[2]

He was also manager at Bristol City from 1913 to 1915,^[1] later becoming a publican in Bristol.^[2]

Honours

Sheffield United

FA Cup: 1898–99, 1901–02; runner-up: 1900–01
Football League Division One runner-up: 1899–1900

Southampton

Southern League: 1903–04^[1]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

FA Cup: 1907–08

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 163. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
^ ^a ^b "England Players - George Hedley". England Football Online. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

External links

George Hedley management career statistics at Soccerbase
George Hedley at Englandstats.com

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[ABC-1] Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 163. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.

[EFO-2] "England Players - George Hedley". England Football Online. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

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