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George Furr
Personal information
Full name George Melville Furr[1]
Date of birth 14 August 1885[2]
Place of birth Barnet, England[2]
Date of death 2 January 1967(1967-01-02) (aged 81)[2]
Place of death Letchworth, England[2]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hitchin St John's
Hitchin Town
1906 Biggleswade
1906–1909 Watford 37 (3)
1909–1910 Manchester City 3 (0)
1911–1912 Croydon Common 2 (0)
1912 Watford 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Melville Furr (14 August 1885 – 2 January 1967) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Manchester City.[1]

Personal life

Furr's three brothers, Harry, Vic and Willie, also played professional football and his son played football as an amateur.[3] His sisters Amelia and Miriam married footballers William Grimes and George Payne respectively.[2] Furr followed his father into fishmongery and built up a number of fishmongers and chip shops across Hertfordshire.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 1907–08[4] Southern League First Division 20 3 0 0 20 3
1908–09[4] 17 0 3 0 20 0
Total 37 3 3 0 40 3
Manchester City 1909–10[2] Second Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Croydon Common 1911–12[2] Southern League Second Division 2 0 1 0 3 0
Career Total 42 3 4 0 46 3

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 105. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Furr George Melville" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Alan Futter. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Players – Forbes to Geijo" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. p. 23. Retrieved 13 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "Seasons – 1900/01 to 1909/10" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 6 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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