George Liddell

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George Liddell
Personal information
Full name George M. Liddell
Date of birth July 14, 1895
Place of birth    Murton, England
Place of death    Birmingham, England
Playing position Wing-half / Fullback
Youth clubs



City of Leeds Training College
Honourable Artillery Company
Duke of Wellington
Yorkshire Amateur
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
–1920
1920–1932		 South Shields
Birmingham
323 0(6)   
Teams managed
1933–1939 Birmingham

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

George M. Liddell (born July 14, 1895 in Murton, County Durham, died in Birmingham) was an English professional footballer and manager.

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[edit] Biography

George Liddell first played League football as an amateur for South Shields, newly-elected to the Second Division when the Football League resumed after World War I. He turned professional when he moved to Birmingham in 1920. He spent the whole twelve years of his professional playing career at the club, for whom he made 345 appearances as wing-half or fullback in all competitions, and played in the 1931 FA Cup Final. He was a powerful defender who read the game well and was positive on the ball.

When manager Leslie Knighton left Birmingham for Chelsea in 1933, Liddell succeeded him. He remained in charge while the club retained their top-flight status, leaving the job at the end of the 1938–39 season once the club were relegated. During his six-year tenure he selected 70 different players for first team duty.[1]

A trained teacher, Liddell taught at several schools in the Birmingham area, including Handsworth New Road Secondary Modern School where he was head teacher in the early 1950s.[2]

[edit] Honours

Birmingham

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Club History. Birmingham City F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
  2. ^ Rudge, Ted. Winson Green. Winson Green local history site. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.

[edit] References

  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2. 


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Jones (1892–1908) • Watson (1908–10) • McRoberts (1910–15) • Richards (1915–23) • Beer (1923–27) • Harvey (1927–28) • Knighton (1928–33) • Liddell (1933–39) • Camkin (1939–44) • Goodier (1944–45) • Storer (1945–49) • Brocklebank (1949–54) • Turner (1954–58) • Turner and Beasley (1958) • Beasley (1958–60) • Merrick (1960–64) • Mallett (1964–65) • Cullis (1965–70) • Goodwin (1970–75) • Bell (1975–77) • Ramsey (1977–78) • Smith (1978–82) • Saunders (1982–86) • Bond (1986–87) • Pendrey (1987–89) • Mackay (1989–91) • Macari (1991) • Cooper (1991–93) • Fry (1993–96) • Francis (1996–2001) • Bruce (2001–07) • McLeish (2007–)


Persondata
NAME Liddell, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer, football manager, schoolteacher
DATE OF BIRTH 1895-07-14
PLACE OF BIRTH Murton, County Durham, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH Birmingham, England