George Travers
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| George Travers | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | George E Travers | |
| Date of birth | ||
| Place of birth | ||
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| ?-1914 1914-1919 1919-? |
Barnsley Manchester United Swindon |
? (?) 21 (4) ? (?) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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George Travers was a professional footballer, who played as a forward for several English sides prior to and just after the First World War.
[edit] Club career
He joined Barnsley sometime prior to 1912. He played in the 1912 FA Cup Final [1] which Barnsley won 1-0 extra time of the replay match after the first game ended goaless. The Manchester Guardian praised his shots at goal in the replay match.[2]
In February 1914 he transferred to Manchester United. Whom he played a total of 21 games for, scoring 4 goals. After the war he joined Swindon.[3]
[edit] Honours
[edit] References
- ^ fa-cupfinals.co.uk. fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
- ^ “Barnsley's Victory”, Manchester Guardian: p4, 1912-04-25
- ^ Paul Hinson. RED11-Players. Red11.org. Retrieved on 2008-03-12.
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