George Wall

George Wall

Personal information
Full name	George Wall
Date of birth	20 February 1885(1885-02-20)
Place of birth	Boldon Colliery, County Durham, England
Date of death	1962 (aged 76–77)
Place of death	Manchester, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Outside left
Youth career
000?–1901	Boldon Royal Rovers
1901–1903	Whitburn
1903	Jarrow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1903–1906	Barnsley	75	(24)
1906–1919	Manchester United	287	(89)
1919–1921	Oldham Athletic	74	(12)
1921–1922	Hamilton Academical	?	(?)
1922–1923	Rochdale	30	(1)
1923–1926	Ashton National	?	(?)
1926–1927	Manchester Ship Canal	?	(?)
National team
1907–1913	England	7	(2)
000?–?	The Football League	5	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

George Wall (20 February 1885–1962) was an English football player.

Born in Boldon Colliery, County Durham, Wall started his career with Boldon Royal Rovers, and played for Whitburn and Jarrow before joining Barnsley in 1903. In almost three years with Barnsley, Wall scored 24 league goals at a rate of almost one goal in every three games. In 1906, he transferred to Manchester United, who helped win the 1908 and 1911 league titles, as well as the 1909 FA Cup. He left the club in 1915 because of World War I, and joined Oldham Athletic after the war in 1919. He scored 98 goals for United in his career. He then played for two seasons with Oldham, before travelling north of the border to Hamilton Academical. He returned to England to play for Rochdale a year later, but dropped out of league football in 1923, playing for fc Ashton National and Manchester Ship Canal. He retired in 1927.

Wall also won seven caps for England, scoring two goals.

He died, aged 77, in 1962.

Honours

Club

Manchester United

• Football League First Division (2): 1907–08, 1910–11
• FA Cup (1): 1908–09

References

• George Wall at Spartacus Educational