George Reay
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 February 1900 | ||
Place of birth | Pit Row, East Howdon, North Tyneside | ||
Date of death | 29 May 1970 | ||
Place of death | Rushden, Northamptonshire, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Position(s) | Outside Right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1921-1922 | Percy Main Amateurs | ||
1922 | South Shields | 4 | (0) |
Blyth Spartans | |||
Reading | 1 | (0) | |
1924-1925 | Kettering Town | ||
1925-1928 | Raith Rovers | 69 | (17) |
1928-1930 | Bristol Rovers | 67 | (9) |
1930-1931 | Coventry | ||
1931-? | Burton Town | ||
Rushden Town | |||
Kettering Town | |||
Nov-Dec 1934 | Gresley Town | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
George Thompson Reay (2 February 1900 – 29 May 1970) was an English professional footballer who played for several British football clubs during the 1920s and 1930s. George signed for South Shields F.C. from Percy Main Amateurs F.C. in 1922.He was described as a 22 year old outside right with a good turn of speed.[1] George's youngest brother, Ted Reay, played for Sheffield United and Queens Park Rangers, before emigrating to Perth, Australia.
George began his football career playing for Percy Main Colliery. He then played for South Shields, Blyth Spartans and Reading F.C., before moving to Kettering Town F.C. in the summer of 1924. After one season at the Northamptonshire club, he was signed for Raith Rovers by manager James Henry Logan on 6th December 1925, for a transfer fee of £700.[2]
He scored his first goal for Raith Rovers on 27 February 1926 in a 2–0 victory over Clydebank, which was witnessed by a crowd of 2,000. George's goal came when he "nodded" the ball into the Clydebank goal after the ball fell in front of him.[3]
George's first appearance for Coventry City took place on 11 October 1930 at home to Northampton Town F.C..[4]
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References[]
- 1900 births
- 1970 deaths
- English footballers
- Percy Main Amateurs F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Burton Town F.C. players
- Association football forwards