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George Elmore
Personal information
Full name George V. Elmore[1]
Date of birth 1880
Place of birth Witton, England
Date of death 1 July 1916 (aged 36)[2]
Place of death Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France[3]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Witton Villa
1897–1898 Northwich Victoria
Witton Albion
0000–1902 Burton United 0 (0)
1902 Manchester United 0 (0)
1902–1903 Broadheath
1903 West Bromwich Albion 3 (1)
1903–1904 Bristol Rovers 21 (5)
Witton Albion
1904–1907 Altrincham
1907–1909 Glossop 34 (14)
1909–1910 Blackpool 34 (6)
1910–1912 Partick Thistle 52 (18)
1912–1917 St Mirren 62 (17)
1914 → Witton Albion (loan)
1915 → St Bernard's (loan) 4 (1)
1915 → Broxburn United (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George V. Elmore (1880 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop, Blackpool and West Bromwich Albion as a forward.[4][5] He also played in the Scottish League for St Mirren and Partick Thistle and is regarded as Altrincham's 'first star player'.[6]

Personal life

Elmore worked in the salt trade in Northwich.[6] In September 1914, one month after Britain's entry into the First World War, he enlisted in the Royal Scots.[6] Elmore was deployed on the Western Front in January 1916 and was serving as a lance corporal when he was killed in Sausage Valley on the first day of the Somme.[6][3] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

Honours

Witton Albion

Altrincham

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 1902–03[7] First Division 3 1 1 0 4 1
Partick Thistle 1910–11[1] Scottish First Division 32 12 2 3 34 15
1911–12[1] 20 6 2 0 22 6
Total 52 18 4 3 56 21
St Mirren 1912–13[1] Scottish First Division 34 9 4 3 38 12
1913–14[1] 28 8 4 0 32 8
Total 62 17 8 3 70 20
Career total 117 36 13 6 130 42

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Lance Corporal George Elmore" (PDF). Lochnagar Crater. Retrieved 16 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 92. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  5. ^ "The players we lost in war". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Laidlar, John. "Alty Legends part 27". Altrincham FC Official Web Site. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1902/03". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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