George Gill (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Arthur Gill[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Heaton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1912 | Newcastle City | ||
| 1912–1913 | Kelloe St Helen's | ||
| 1913–1924 | Hartlepools United | 196 | (0) |
| c. 1924 | South Durham Steel & Ironworks | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Arthur Gill was an English professional footballer who made 196 appearances as a goalkeeper in the Football League and the North Eastern League for Hartlepools United.[1][3]
Personal life
Gill served at home in the Tyne Electrical Engineers during the First World War.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hartlepools United | 1913–14[5] | North Eastern League | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 1914–15[5] | North Eastern League | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 1919–20[5] | North Eastern League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1920–21[5] | North Eastern League | 35 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 1921–22[5] | Third Division North | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 1922–23[5] | Third Division North | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1923–24[5] | Third Division North | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Career total | 196 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 213 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 71. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Optimists of the North. Hartlepools United". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ "Gill George Hartlepools United 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "George Gill". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 27 October 2019.