George Price (footballer)

George Price

Price, whilst at Burslem Port Vale.
Personal information
Full name George Jabez Price
Date of birth c.1878
Date of death 31 May 1938(1938-05-31) (age ~60)
Place of death Hartshill, Staffordshire, England
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1896–1907 Burslem Port Vale 226 (43)
Total 226 (43)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

George Jabez Price (c.1878 – 31 May 1938) a footballer of short stature who played mainly as a forward.

Playing career

Price joined Burslem Port Vale in January 1896 and by the turn of the century became a regular feature in the first 11 and was an ever-present for the 1900–01 campaign. He had lost his place by September 1906 however and departed at the close of the 1906–07 season with the club in the grip of a financial crisis.[1]

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