George Elliott (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Washington Elliott[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Date of death | 1948 (aged 58–59) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward / Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ? | Redcar Crusaders | ? | |
| ? | South Bank | ? | |
| 1909–1925 | Middlesbrough | 344 | (203) |
| National team | |||
| 1913–1920 | England | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
George Washington Elliott (7 January 1889 – 1948[1]) was a football player for Middlesbrough and England during the early 20th century.
On 3 May 1909, he signed for Middlesbrough. He played his first few games at inside right, but later converted to a centre-forward.[2] He also won three England caps.[1]
He was top scorer in the Division One during the 1913–14 season with 31 goals, and (as of 1989) held the club record for most goals in a single match, with 11 for the Reserves in a 14–1 win over Houghton Rovers. He was top scorer during seven out of nine of Boro's peacetime seasons from 1910–11.[2]
His last appearance was against Southampton in 1924–25[2] after which he retired, and resumed his job as a cargo superintendent at Middlesbrough docks. In total he made 344 League appearances for Middlesbrough, scoring on 203 occasions.[1]