George Haywood

Not to be confused with Port Vale and Southport footballer George Heywood or rugby player George Hayward.
George Haywood
Personal information
Full name George Haywood
Date of birth 11 December 1906(1906-12-11)
Place of birth Coleorton, England
Date of death After 1974[A]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1927–192x Whitwick Imperial ? (?)
192x–1928 Gresley Rovers ? (?)
1928–1934 Birmingham 38 (15)
1934–193x Chesterfield 16 (7)
193x–1935 Cradley Heath ? (?)
1935–1936 Southport 6 (1)
1936–1939 Cradley Heath ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

George Haywood (11 December 1906 – after 1974[A]) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward. He made 60 appearances and scored 23 goals in the Football League, playing for Birmingham, Chesterfield and Southport.[1]

Club career

Haywood was born in Coleorton, Leicestershire. He played for Whitwick Imperial and for Gresley Rovers before joining First Division club Birmingham as a professional in November 1928.[2] He scored twice on his Birmingham debut, in a 3–0 defeat of Manchester City in December 1929,[3] and proved an adequate deputy for England international Joe Bradford, but never established himself as a first-team regular. He went on to spend brief periods with Chesterfield and Southport in the Third Division North and for Cradley Heath in the Birmingham & District League before retiring in 1939.[2]

Notes

A. a b Matthews gives his date of death as c. 1975,[2] while Joyce gives 1992.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 120. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 
  2. ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
  3. ^ Matthews, p. 172.