George Jordan (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | c. 1917 | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Date of death | 8 July 1944 (aged 27)[1] | ||
Place of death | Normandy, France | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1934 | Partick Thistle | 0 | (0) |
1934–1938 | Kilbirnie Ladeside | ||
1938–1940 | Cowdenbeath | 46 | (0) |
1940 | → St Johnstone (guest) | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
George Jordan (1917 – 8 July 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath as a right back.[2][3]
Personal life[]
In 1940, early in the Second World War, Jordan enlisted as a private in the Black Watch.[2] He was killed in Normandy on 8 July 1944 and was buried in Ranville War Cemetery.[1][2]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cowdenbeath | 1937–38[3] | Scottish Second Division | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
1938–39[3] | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
Career total | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
Honours[]
Cowdenbeath
Individual
- Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "George Jordan". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
Categories:
- Scottish footballers
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- 1944 deaths
- Association football fullbacks
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Kilbirnie Ladeside F.C. players
- St Johnstone F.C. wartime guest players
- British Army personnel killed in World War II
- Black Watch soldiers
- 1917 births
- Burials at Ranville war cemetery
- Scottish military personnel
- Operation Overlord people
- Scottish football defender stubs