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Gordon Pallister

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Gordon Pallister
Personal information
Date of birth (1917-04-02)2 April 1917
Place of birth Howden-le-Wear, England
Date of death 24 November 1999(1999-11-24) (aged 82)
Place of death Barnsley, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Willington Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1938 Bradford City 28 (0)
1938–1952 Barnsley 220 (3)
Total 248 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordon Pallister (2 April 1917 – 24 November 1999) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back.

Career

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Born in Howden-le-Wear, Pallister joined Bradford City from Willington Juniors in May 1934.[2][3] He made 28 league and 3 FA Cup appearances for the club.[4] He moved to Barnsley in October 1938,[2][3] making a further 220 league appearances for them before retiring in 1952.[2][5]

Sources

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  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

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  1. ^ "Bradford City. Young players turn out well". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Gordon Pallister". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b Frost, p. 403
  4. ^ Frost, p. 387
  5. ^ Gordon Pallister at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database