George Elmore
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Elmore[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1880 | ||
Place of birth | Witton, England | ||
Date of death | 1 July 1916 (aged 36)[2] | ||
Place of death | Somme, France | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Witton Villa | |||
1897–1898 | Northwich Victoria | ||
Witton Albion | |||
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) |
1912–1914 | St Mirren | 70 | (20) |
1914 | Witton Albion | ||
1915 | St Bernard's | 4 | (1) |
1915 | Broxburn United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Elmore (1880 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional football forward who played in the Football League for Glossop, Blackpool and West Bromwich Albion.[1] He also played in the Scottish League for St Mirren and Partick Thistle and is regarded as Altrincham's 'first star player'.[3]
Personal life
Elmore worked in the salt trade in Northwich.[3] In September 1914, one month after Britain's entry into the First World War, he enlisted in the Royal Scots.[3] Elmore was deployed on the Western Front in January 1916 and was serving as a lance corporal when he was killed on the first day of the Somme later that year.[3] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]
Honours
- Cheshire Senior Cup: 1901–02[3]
- Crewe & District Cup: 1900–01[3]
- Manchester League: 1904–05, 1906–07[3]
- Cheshire Senior Cup: 1904–05[3]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 92. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Laidlar, John. "Altrincham FC Official Web Site - Alty Legends part 27". www.lusoweb.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
Categories:
- 1880 births
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- British military personnel of World War I
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs
- Royal Scots soldiers
- British military personnel killed at the Battle of the Somme
- 1916 deaths
- Northwich Victoria F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- People from Northwich
- Witton Albion F.C. players
- Altrincham F.C. players
- Glossop North End A.F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- St Bernard's F.C. players
- Broxburn United F.C. wartime guest players