George Porter (footballer)

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George Porter
George Porter 07-09-2013 1.jpg
Porter playing for AFC Wimbledon in 2013
Personal information
Full name George Edwards Porter
Date of birth (1992-06-27) 27 June 1992 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Sidcup, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder / Striker
Club information
Current team
 Dartford
Youth career
0000–2009 Cray Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Cray Wanderers 35 (7)
2010–2012 Leyton Orient 35 (1)
2010–2011 → Lewes (loan) 10 (1)
2011 → Hastings United (loan) 16 (2)
2012–2014 Burnley 0 (0)
2013 → Colchester United (loan) 19 (1)
2013–2014 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 21 (0)
2014 Rochdale 2 (0)
2014–2015 Dagenham & Redbridge 19 (1)
2015 Maidstone United 13 (0)
2015–2016 Welling United 29 (1)
2016–2019 Bromley 119 (20)
2020–2021 Maidstone United 12 (4)
2021– Dartford 24 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:10, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

George Edwards Porter (born 27 June 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as either a winger or a striker for National League South club Dartford.

Career[]

Cray Wanderers[]

Born in Sidcup, Porter joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Cray Wanderers for the 2009–10 season. After playing several games for the academy at Coopers Technology College in Chislehurst, Porter was promoted to the first team, making his debut in the FA Cup. His first goal for Cray came in a 3–2 win over Margate. After impressive performances for the first team, Porter attracted interest from several Football League teams including Charlton Athletic, Gillingham, Dagenham & Redbridge and Leyton Orient. He left Cray Wanderers after playing 41 games and scoring 11 goals in all competitions. His success was rewarded with the Manager's Player of the Year award.[2]

Leyton Orient[]

Porter joined Leyton Orient on a two-week trial in May 2010, playing in several reserve games, and he was signed by the O's in May 2010.[3] He made his first appearance in an Orient shirt in a friendly match against his old club on 14 July 2010, winning a penalty in a 2–0 win. His league debut came in the 3–1 defeat at home to Charlton Athletic on 13 August, when he appeared as a substitute.[4]

On 29 October 2010, after a period of illness, Porter signed on a month's loan to Conference South club Lewes.[5] He made his debut for the Rooks on 30 October, in the 1–1 draw with Dartford.[6] In his next game, a 3–0 win at Weston-super-Mare, Porter scored his first goal for Lewes, but was later sent off.[7] Porter's Lewes loan was extended, but at the end of January 2011, he went on loan to Hastings United, where he made his debut in the 2–2 draw at home to Folkestone Invicta on 1 February.[8] He scored his first goal for Hastings in the 3–2 victory over Tooting & Mitcham United on 12 February.[9] At the end of the season, Porter returned to Orient and scored a hat-trick for the O's in a 5–0 demolition of Finnish second division side SJK during their pre-season tour of Finland.[10]

He made his first start for Orient and scored his first professional goal on 17 September 2011, in the 3–1 defeat at home to Oldham Athletic.[11] A string of impressive performances, including a goal in his FA Cup début against Bromley, soon saw him attract interest from the likes of Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town.[12] On 23 May 2012 Porter rejected a two-year contract offer from Leyton Orient leaving the club to expect his departure.[13]

Burnley[]

On 3 July 2012, Porter signed for Football League Championship club Burnley on a three-year contract.[14] Porter picked up an injury before the start of the season.

Colchester United[]

He signed on a youth loan for Colchester United on 1 January 2013 until the end of the season[15] and made his début the same day, coming on after 73 minutes as a sub in the 3–0 defeat at Crawley.[16]

AFC Wimbledon[]

On 18 July 2013, it was announced that Porter had joined League Two side AFC Wimbledon on a season-long loan deal.[17] AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley said of Porter joining "The Dons" that "the pacy forward is likely to be utilised on the flank" and "George is very quick and direct; he will give us real high energy and creativity in the final third", with Porter himself stating that he "cannot wait to get started at AFC Wimbledon having been impressed by the club's support in the past".[17] Porter made his first appearance for "The Dons" two days later in a pre-season friendly game against Conference South side Sutton United at Gander Green Lane that resulted in a 4–0 win.[18] However, he was substituted after only six minutes due to an injury, though this did look more precautionary than anything serious.[18] On 24 January 2014, Porter returned to Burnley early from his loan after falling out of favour at Wimbledon, amid rumours of a training ground bust up with manager Neal Ardley. He made a total of 24 appearances scoring no goals.[19]

2014–15[]

On 31 January 2014, Porter signed for Rochdale on a short-term deal until the end of the season, following his departure from Burnley. He subsequently joined League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge before returning to the Isthmian League Premier Division and joining leaders Maidstone United.[20]

Welling United[]

In July 2015, he signed for National League side Welling United on a free transfer.[21]

Bromley and 12 month ban[]

In June 2016, Porter signed for fellow National League side Bromley following his departure from relegated Welling United.[22] Despite missing a considerable period through injury, Porter made 31 league appearances, scoring 6 goals, and was rewarded with a new one-year contract at the end of the season.[23]

In September 2019, Porter was banned from football for 12 months after pleading guilty to placing 473 bets on football matches, an activity which is banned by the FA. He was also fined £750. He was initially reported to the FA by betting company Bet365 for placing the bets between December 2011 and May 2019. Porter made a loss on the bets and did not bet on matches involving his own teams, and was not accused of match fixing.[24]

Return to Maidstone[]

After his ban, Porter re-signed for Maidstone in late September 2020.[25]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 15 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cray Wanderers
2009–10[26]
 IL Premier Division 35 7 0 0 — 0 0 35 7
Leyton Orient
2010–11[27]
 League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12[28]
 League One 34 1 2 1 2 0 1[a] 0 39 2
Total 35 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 40 2
Lewes (loan)
2010–11[29]
 Conference South 10 1 — — — 10 1
Hastings United (loan)
2010–11[30]
 IL Premier Division 16 2 — — — 16 2
Burnley 2012–13[31] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2013–14[31] Championship 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Colchester United (loan) 2012–13[32] League One 19 1 — — — 19 1
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2013–14[33] League Two 21 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 24 0
Rochdale 2013–14[34] League Two 2 0 — — — 2 0
Dagenham & Redbridge 2014–15[35] League Two 19 1 2 0 1 1 1[a] 0 23 2
Maidstone United 2014–15[35] IL Premier Division 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Welling United 2015–16[26] National League 29 1 2 0 — 2[b] 2 33 3
Bromley 2016–17[26] National League 32 6 0 0 — 3[b] 1 35 7
2017–18[26] National League 38 6 0 0 — 8[b] 2 46 8
2018–19[26] National League 44 9 2 0 — 1[b] 1 47 10
2019–20[26] National League 5 0 — — — 5 0
Total 119 20 2 0 — 12 4 133 24
Maidstone United 2020–21[26] National League South 12 4 2 0 — 3[b] 2 15 6
Dartford 2021–22[26] National League South 24 4 2 0 — 7[c][d][e] 2 33 6
Career total 354 42 13 1 4 1 27 10 398 54
  1. ^ a b c Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Three appearances in the London Senior Cup
  4. ^ Two appearances in the Kent Senior Cup
  5. ^ Two appearances in the FA Trophy

Honours[]

Dartford

References[]

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  2. ^ "Porter wins Player of the Year". Newsshopper. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  3. ^ "O's Sign Cray Youngster Porter". Leyton Orient F.C. 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Leyton Orient 1 Charlton 3". BBC Sport. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Porter loaned to Lewes". Leyton Orient. 30 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Lewes 1 Dartford 1". Lewes F.C. 30 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Weston-super-Mare 0 Lewes 3". Lewes F.C. 6 November 2010.
  8. ^ "Pogue loaned out as more reinforcements arrive". Hastings United F.C. 1 February 2011.
  9. ^ "Porter gives United that winning feeling again". Hastings United F.C. 12 February 2011.
  10. ^ "Porter bags hat-trick in SJK romp". Leyton Orient F.C. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Leyton Orient 1–3 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 17 September 2011.
  12. ^ "Football".
  13. ^ http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10439~2786455,00.html[dead link]
  14. ^ "Hot prospect Porter wings in". Burnley FC. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  15. ^ "Colchester set up Porter signing". BBC Sport.
  16. ^ "Crawley Town 3-0 Colchester". BBC Sport.
  17. ^ a b "Dons complete loan signing". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  18. ^ a b "Beere's double sparks Dons". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  19. ^ "Porter back after falling out of favour at Wimbledon". Claretsmad. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  20. ^ "Maidstone United sign George Porter from Dagenham after a helping hand from Luke Rooney". Kent Online. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  21. ^ "Welling United sign George Porter and Kevin Lokko". Kent Online. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  22. ^ "Bromley sign George Porter". Bromley Football Club. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  23. ^ . Bromley Football Club. 10 May 2017 http://www.bromleyfc.tv/site/daniel-johnson-and-george-porter-signs-new-deal-at-hayes-lane/. Retrieved 24 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ^ "Bromley's George Porter banned for 12 months for betting on football matches". Kent Online. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  25. ^ "Announce Porter!". Maidstone United F.C. 26 September 2020.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g h "G. Porter -Aylesbury United". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  27. ^ "Leyton Orient 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  28. ^ "Leyton Orient 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  29. ^ "Lewes Stats Season 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  30. ^ "Hastings Stats Season 2011/2012". Hastings United. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  31. ^ a b "G. Porter – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  32. ^ "Colchester 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  33. ^ "Games played by George Porter in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  34. ^ "Games played by George Porter in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  35. ^ a b "Games played by George Porter in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

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