George Willshaw

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George Willshaw
Personal information
Full name George James Willshaw[1]
Date of birth 18 October 1912
Place of birth Hackney, England
Date of death September 1993 (1993-10) (aged 80)[1]
Place of death Bournemouth, England
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933–1934 Southall
1934–1936 Walthamstow Avenue
1936–1938 Southend United 28 (6)
1938–1939 Bristol City 34 (9)
1939–1947 Leyton Orient 12 (2)
1947 Margate
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

George James Willshaw (18 October 1912 – September 1993) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City, Southend United and Leyton Orient as an outside left.[1][2][3]

Personal life[]

Willshaw served in the British Armed Forces during the Second World War.[4]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leyton Orient 1946–47[4] Third Division South 12 2 0 0 12 2
Career total 12 2 0 0 12 2

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "George Willshaw". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 314. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272.
  3. ^ "Willshaw George Bristol City 1938". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 31 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 131–132. Retrieved 29 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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