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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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 | 1905–06[4] | Second Division | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 20 | 9 | |
1906–07[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
- ^ 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 190589161X.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d George Rushton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ 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.
- Sportspeople 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