George Adams (footballer, born 1926)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Adams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1926[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | July 2011 (aged 84)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Wandsworth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
| Chelmsford City | |||
| 1949–1950 | Leyton Orient | 4 | (0) |
| 1950–? | Bath City | ||
| Crystal Palace | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
George Adams (16 October 1926 – July 2011) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League, as a wing half for Leyton Orient.[2]
Adams was born in Falkirk on 16 October 1926.[3] He started his career at Brighton & Hove Albion and played for Chelmsford City, before joining Leyton Orient in May 1949, making his League debut against Newport County in May 1950.[3] Unable to hold down a place in the first team, he moved to Southern League side Bath City in July 1950, joining fellow new recruits Trevor Jones, Tommy Edwards and Wilson Fairweather.[3][4] He scored 7 goals in 21 appearances for the Somerset club.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2015). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015. G2 Entertainment Ltd. ISBN 9781782811671.
- ^ "George Adams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 0752424122.
- ^ "Bath City Building Strong Side". Bath Weekly Chronicle & Herald. 1 July 1950. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Past Players: George Adams". Bath City F.C. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
External links[]
- George Adams at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Profile at ENFA
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- Footballers from Falkirk
- Scottish footballers
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- English Football League players
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- English football midfielder, 1920s birth stubs