George Pattullo (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Simpson Drynan Pattullo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 September 1953 (aged 64)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Putney, England[3] | ||
| Position(s) | goalkeeper, forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1911 | Barcelona | ||
| 1912 | Barcelona | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1930 | Club Baleares | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
George Simpson Drynan Pattullo (4 November 1888 – 5 September 1953)[4] was a Scottish football player and manager active primarily in Spain.
Career[]
Born in Glasgow, Pattulo moved to Barcelona in Spain whilst working as a coal trader, playing rugby, hockey, tennis and eventually football there.[1] He made his football debut for Barcelona in September 1910, and scored 41 goals in 20 matches during the 1910–11 season.[5] He played for Barcelona between September 1910 and May 1911, and again for one match in March 1912.[1] He scored a total of 43 goals in 23 games for the club.[1] He has been described as the club's "most influential British import of all-time."[3] He originally played as a goalkeeper, but later converted to a forward.[1] Pattullo remained as an amateur player, and refused to sign for city rivals Espanyol.[6]
He left Barcelona before World War I, returning to Great Britain to join the Tyneside Scottish Brigade; he was awarded the Military Cross.[3] He also managed Club Baleares briefly in 1930.[3] He had returned to Spain in 1928 after being the climate would help with his recovery from being gassed during World War I.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "Patullo, G". scotlandswar.co.uk.
- ^ Friends of Cathcart presents Footballers of Cathcart: one of Glasgow's Footballing Graveyards, Football Makes Glasgow via YouTube, 11 January 2022
- ^ a b c d "Arise George Pattullo, the Scot who was more deadly than Lionel Messi". The Scotsman. 27 May 2011.
- ^ One hundred years since George Patullo's feat, MANEL TOMÀS, fcbarcelona.com
- ^ Iain McMullen (11 November 2011). "BARÇA'S SCOTTISH HERO – The forgotten story of George Pattullo". El Centrocampista.
- ^ "George Pattullo, Barcelona's most prolific goalscorer". When Saturday Comes. 8 January 2012. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
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