George Rushton
![]() Rushton while with Brentford in 1909. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Rushton[1] | ||
Date of birth | June 1884[1] | ||
Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 1964 (aged 79–80)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Youth career | |||
Leek Broughs | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1901–1902 | Burslem Port Vale | 20 | (5) |
Barrow | |||
1903 | Burslem Port Vale | 2 | (2) |
1903–1904 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | (4) |
1904–1907 | Hull City | 29 | (14) |
1907–1909 | Swindon Town | 47 | (13) |
1909–1910 | Brentford | 16 | (2) |
1910–1912 | Swindon Town | 14 | (2) |
1912 | Goole Town | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
George Rushton (October 1881 – 1964) was an English footballer who played on the wing for Burslem Port Vale, Barrow, Brighton & Hove Albion, Hull City, Swindon Town, Brentford, and Goole Town at the start of the 20th century.
Playing career[]
Rushton played for Leek Broughs, before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1901.[1] He scored his first goal in the English Football League in a 3–0 win over Leicester Fosse at the Athletic Ground on 12 October.[1] He was a regular in the first team until losing his place in March 1902.[1] He scored five goals in 20 Second Division appearances and scored one goal in three FA Cup games in the 1901–02 season.[1] He joined Barrow in the summer of 1902, but re-signed with Port Vale in January 1903.[1] He played the last two games of the season, and scored in a 2–1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 18 April and then bagged another goal two days later in a 2–0 win over Barnsley.[1] He moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion,[3] later playing for Hull City – where he is credited for scoring the first two recorded goals in that team's history - Swindon Town (in two spells), Brentford and Goole Town.[1]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Burslem Port Vale | 1901–02[4] | Second Division | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 23 | 6 | |
Burslem Port Vale | 1902–03[4] | Second Division | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Burslem Port Vale total | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 26 | 8 | |||
Hull City | [4] | Second Division | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 20 | 9 | |
[4] | Second Division | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 6 | ||
Total | 29 | 14 | 7 | 1 | — | 36 | 15 | |||
Swindon Town | 1907–08[5] | Southern League First Division | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 6 | |
1908–09[5] | Southern League First Division | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 7 | ||
Total | 47 | 13 | 4 | 0 | — | 51 | 13 | |||
Brentford | 1909–10[6] | Southern League First Division | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
Swindon Town | 1909-10[5] | Southern League First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
1910–11[5] | Southern League First Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
1911–12[5] | Southern League First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Swindon Town total | 61 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 72 | 15 | ||
Total | 128 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 150 | 40 |
- ^ Appearances in Southern Professional Charity Cup
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 256. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 254. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d George Rushton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – George RUSHTON – Player Profile". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 360. ISBN 0951526200.
- Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent
- English footballers
- Association football wingers
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Goole Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- 1884 births
- 1964 deaths