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He began his Darlington career in the reserves,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000344/19511102/059/0003 |title='Impossible' goal in Ashington thriller |last='Collier' |newspaper=Morpeth Herald |date=2 November 1951 |page=3 |subscription=yes |via=British Newspaper Archive}}<br>{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000344/19511130/051/0003 |title=Late equaliser gave Ashington point |newspaper=Morpeth Herald |date=30 November 1951 |page=3 |subscription=yes |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> and played twice in the League after regular goalkeeper [[Billy Dunn (footballer, born 1920)|Billy Dunn]] asked for a transfer, before returning to the reserves again.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19511217/137/0005 |title=Five outsiders ready today's Cup draw |first=Richard |last=Ulyatt |newspaper=Yorkshire Post |date=17 December 1951 |page=5 |subscription=yes |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref><ref name=Hugman/> In 1952, he returned to Scotland where he joined [[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]]. Again, he played no senior League football for the club,<ref name=NB>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player3/georgelongridge.html |title=George Longridge |work=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=6 November 2014}}</ref> instead playing for the reserve team in the C Division and in friendlies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000473/19521107/265/0017 |title=Reserves' home win |newspaper=Motherwell Times |date=7 November 1952 |page=17 |subscription=yes |via=British Newspaper Archive}}<br>{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19540308/142/0006 |title=Montrose trialist a star |newspaper=The Courier |location=Dundee |date=8 March 1954 |page=6 |subscription=yes |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref>
He began his Darlington career in the reserves,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000344/19511102/059/0003 |title='Impossible' goal in Ashington thriller |last='Collier' |newspaper=Morpeth Herald |date=2 November 1951 |page=3 |subscription=yes |via=British Newspaper Archive}}<br>{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000344/19511130/051/0003 |title=Late equaliser gave Ashington point |newspaper=Morpeth Herald |date=30 November 1951 |page=3 |subscription=yes |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> and played twice in the League after regular goalkeeper [[Billy Dunn (footballer, born 1920)|Billy Dunn]] asked for a transfer, before returning to the reserves again.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19511217/137/0005 |title=Five outsiders ready today's Cup draw |first=Richard |last=Ulyatt |newspaper=Yorkshire Post |date=17 December 1951 |page=5 |subscription=yes |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref><ref name=Hugman/> In 1952, he returned to Scotland where he joined [[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]]. Again, he played no senior League football for the club,<ref name=NB>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player3/georgelongridge.html |title=George Longridge |work=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=6 November 2014}}</ref> instead playing for the reserve team in the C Division and in friendlies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000473/19521107/265/0017 |title=Reserves' home win |newspaper=Motherwell Times |date=7 November 1952 |page=17 |subscription=yes |via=British Newspaper Archive}}<br>{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19540308/142/0006 |title=Montrose trialist a star |newspaper=The Courier |location=Dundee |date=8 March 1954 |page=6 |subscription=yes |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref>


Longridge returned to England in 1954, where he played in the [[Kent Football League|Kent League]] for [[Sittingbourne F.C.|Sittingbourne]] and then [[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate Athletic]], for whom he kept a clean sheet against [[Margate F.C.|Margate]] on 9 November 1957.<ref name=NB/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.margatefchistory.com/rams91157.jpg |title=Fisher goal sinks Margate |date=November 1957 |via=MargateFCHistory.com}} Source is a photograph/scan of a match report in an unidentified newspaper.</ref> In 1959, he signed for [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] club [[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]], for whom he made his first-team debut on 22 August in a 2–2 draw with [[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thechelmsfordcityhistorian.blogspot.co.uk/2010_07_01_archive.html |title=End of season trivia |first=David |last=Selby |website=The Chelmsford City Historian |date=11 July 2010 |accessdate=6 November 2014}}</ref> After a spell with [[West Ham United]], Longridge returned to Scotland where he signed for [[East Stirlingshire F.C.|East Stirlingshire]] in September 1961.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.com/Transfers/Trans61.doc |format=DOC |title=Transfers 1961 |publisher=Scottish Football Historical Archive |accessdate=6 November 2014}}</ref> He made five appearances in [[Scottish Division Two|Division Two]] that season.<ref name=NB/>
Longridge returned to England in 1954, where he played in the [[Kent Football League|Kent League]] for [[Sittingbourne F.C.|Sittingbourne]] and then [[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate Athletic]], for whom he kept a clean sheet against [[Margate F.C.|Margate]] on 9 November 1957.<ref name=NB/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.margatefchistory.com/rams91157.jpg |title=Fisher goal sinks Margate |date=November 1957 |via=MargateFCHistory.com}} Source is a photograph/scan of a match report in an unidentified newspaper.</ref> In 1959, he signed for [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] club [[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]], for whom he made his first-team debut on 22 August in a 2–2 draw with [[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thechelmsfordcityhistorian.blogspot.co.uk/2010_07_01_archive.html |title=End of season trivia |first=David |last=Selby |website=The Chelmsford City Historian |date=11 July 2010 |accessdate=6 November 2014}}</ref> After a spell with [[West Ham United]], Longridge returned to Scotland where he signed for [[East Stirlingshire F.C.|East Stirlingshire]] in September 1961.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.com/Transfers/Trans61.doc |format=DOC |title=Transfers 1961 |publisher=Scottish Football Historical Archive |accessdate=6 November 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106174714/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.com/Transfers/Trans61.doc |archivedate=6 November 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> He made five appearances in [[Scottish Division Two|Division Two]] that season.<ref name=NB/>


Longridge moved to the United States in 1967.<ref name=Obit/> He coached semi-professional football in Canada and in [[New Jersey]], and was involved with the development of youth football after moving to [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name=Obit/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.mcall.com/1985-11-14/news/2499009_1_soccer-teams-previous-soccer-experience-soccer-tournament/2 |title=Bears 'exchange' soccer losses for wins |first=Rudy |last=Bednar |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, PA |date=14 November 1985 |accessdate=6 November 2014}}</ref> He was married to Margaret Whalen; the couple settled in [[Effort, Pennsylvania]], where he ran a plumbing and heating company. They had three children, George, Jane and Christine. Longridge died at home on 8 June 1998 at the age of 66.<ref name=Obit/>
Longridge moved to the United States in 1967.<ref name=Obit/> He coached semi-professional football in Canada and in [[New Jersey]], and was involved with the development of youth football after moving to [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name=Obit/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.mcall.com/1985-11-14/news/2499009_1_soccer-teams-previous-soccer-experience-soccer-tournament/2 |title=Bears 'exchange' soccer losses for wins |first=Rudy |last=Bednar |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, PA |date=14 November 1985 |accessdate=6 November 2014}}</ref> He was married to Margaret Whalen; the couple settled in [[Effort, Pennsylvania]], where he ran a plumbing and heating company. They had three children, George, Jane and Christine. Longridge died at home on 8 June 1998 at the age of 66.<ref name=Obit/>

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George Longridge
Personal information
Full name George Paterson Longridge[1]
Date of birth (1931-08-23)23 August 1931[1]
Place of birth Glasgow,[1] Scotland
Date of death 8 June 1998(1998-06-08) (aged 66)[2]
Place of death Effort, Pennsylvania,[2] USA
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
– Denniestoun Juveniles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1951 Leyton Orient 0 (0)
1951–1952 Darlington 2 (0)
1952–1954 Third Lanark 0 (0)
– Sittingbourne
– Ramsgate
1959–1961 Chelmsford City
1961 West Ham United 0 (0)
1961–196? East Stirlingshire 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Paterson Longridge (23 August 1931 – 8 June 1998) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the English Football League for Darlington and in the Scottish Football League for East Stirlingshire. He was on the books of Leyton Orient and West Ham United in England and Third Lanark in Scotland without playing League football for any, and also played English non-league football for Sittingbourne, Ramsgate and Chelmsford City. After finishing his playing career he emigrated to the United States.

Life and career

Longridge was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1931, the son of Warnock Longridge and his wife, Jean McCorkle.[2] He began his football career with Dennistoun Juveniles, represented his country at youth international level, and in April 1950, signed for English Third Division South club Leyton Orient.[2][3] Manager Alec Stock invited the Dennistoun club to play a friendly match against an Orient junior side in September in the hope of making more such signings.[4] Longridge played for the club's reserve team,[5] but not for the first team, and moved on to Division North club in September 1951.[1]

He began his Darlington career in the reserves,[6] and played twice in the League after regular goalkeeper Billy Dunn asked for a transfer, before returning to the reserves again.[7][1] In 1952, he returned to Scotland where he joined Third Lanark. Again, he played no senior League football for the club,[8] instead playing for the reserve team in the C Division and in friendlies.[9]

Longridge returned to England in 1954, where he played in the Kent League for Sittingbourne and then Ramsgate Athletic, for whom he kept a clean sheet against Margate on 9 November 1957.[8][10] In 1959, he signed for Southern League club Chelmsford City, for whom he made his first-team debut on 22 August in a 2–2 draw with Worcester City.[11] After a spell with West Ham United, Longridge returned to Scotland where he signed for East Stirlingshire in September 1961.[12] He made five appearances in Division Two that season.[8]

Longridge moved to the United States in 1967.[2] He coached semi-professional football in Canada and in New Jersey, and was involved with the development of youth football after moving to Pennsylvania.[2][13] He was married to Margaret Whalen; the couple settled in Effort, Pennsylvania, where he ran a plumbing and heating company. They had three children, George, Jane and Christine. Longridge died at home on 8 June 1998 at the age of 66.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "George Longridge. June 8, 1998". The Times-Leader. Wilkes-Barre, PA. 10 June 1998. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. ^ Harkness, Jack (30 April 1950). "Enough to make a manager tear his hair". Sunday Post. Dundee. p. 16 – via LondonHearts.com.
  4. ^ "It may be a visit with a purpose". Daily Mirror. London. 23 September 1950. p. 10.
  5. ^ "Three-goal Jinks did the trick". Luton News. 12 October 1950. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
    "Reserves won a poor game". Luton News. 2 November 1950. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ 'Collier' (2 November 1951). "'Impossible' goal in Ashington thriller". Morpeth Herald. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
    "Late equaliser gave Ashington point". Morpeth Herald. 30 November 1951. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Ulyatt, Richard (17 December 1951). "Five outsiders ready today's Cup draw". Yorkshire Post. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b c "George Longridge". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Reserves' home win". Motherwell Times. 7 November 1952. p. 17 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
    "Montrose trialist a star". The Courier. Dundee. 8 March 1954. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Fisher goal sinks Margate". November 1957 – via MargateFCHistory.com. Source is a photograph/scan of a match report in an unidentified newspaper.
  11. ^ Selby, David (11 July 2010). "End of season trivia". The Chelmsford City Historian. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Transfers 1961". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original (DOC) on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Bednar, Rudy (14 November 1985). "Bears 'exchange' soccer losses for wins". The Morning Call. Allentown, PA. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
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