George Sherrington

George Sherrington
Personal information
Full nameGeorge William Sherrington
Date of birth18 November 1890
Place of birthBlaydon, England
Date of death1977
Teams managed
YearsTeam
1930–1933York City

George William "Billy" Sherrington[1] (18 November 1890 1977) worked in various roles at York City Football Club, England, where he was dubbed 'Mr. York City'.

Career

Sherrington was one of the founders of York City and was an original director. He was appointed as honorary secretary in 1924. He relinquished his seat on the board in February 1930 and was appointed as full-time secretary. He combined his work as secretary with those of manager in the early 1930s. He also did this in the mid-1950s, during York City's semi-final FA Cup run, when he shared managerial duties with Tom Lockie. He received the Football League's long service medal in 1951. He retired in 1961 and became the clubs president until he died in 1977. Due to his lifetime of service to the club, he was named 'Mr. York City'.[1]

Managerial statistics

As of 4 September 2007.[2]
Team Nat From To Record
GWLDWin %
York City England 1 May 1930 1 May 1933 13050592138.46

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Batters, David (2000). York City Football Club. Tempus Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 0-7524-1568-9.
  2. "George Sherrington's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-09-04.