Английская Википедия:George Heywood
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George Heywood (12 January 1907 – 7 September 1985) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale and Southport.[1]
Early and personal life
George Heywood was born on 12 January 1907 in Clayton, Manchester.[2] His father, Fred, played professional football for Newcastle United and Blackpool.[2] He died of a heart attack on 7 September 1985, whilst on holiday in Guernsey.[2]
Career
Early career
Heywood played for South Salford Lads from 1921 to 1927 and was capped by England Schoolboys against Wales in 1921.[2] He was spotted by Billy Meredith and signed to Manchester City as an amateur.[2] He played 11 Central League games at left-back for the Reserves, and also played for Oldham Athletic Reserves in the Midweek League.[2]
Altrincham
Heywood joined Altrincham and played two Cheshire County League games at right-back during the 1928–29 campaign.[2] He signed a contract with the club in April 1930, playing the last four games of the 1929–30 season at right-back.[2] He missed just two games of the 1930–31 season, featuring in both full-back positions.[2] He played 50 games from right-back of the 1931–32 campaign, but rejected interest from Football League clubs such as Crystal Palace and Burnley as he was satisfied with his job at the GEC as a mechanical inspector.[2] He missed just three games in the 1932–33 season.[2] He won the Cheshire Senior Cup with the club in 1934, as Altrincham beat Congleton Town 1–0 in the final at Edgeley Park.[2] He also scored his first goal during the 1933–34 season, converting a penalty kick.[2] Altrincham finished second to Wigan Athletic in the 1934–35 season and also reached the semi-finals in both the Cheshire Senior Cup and the Cheshire County Cup; he scored two goals in 55 appearances playing across from former England international left-back Billy Felton.[2]
Later career
Heywood joined Port Vale for a £250 fee in November 1935.[3] His debut came in a 9–2 defeat to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.[3] Despite the heavy loss he remained he a regular for the rest of the season, making 21 appearances as the "Valiants" were relegated out of the Second Division.[3] He lost his place soon into the next season however, and was transferred to Third Division North rivals Southport in November 1936.[3] Southport were suffering an injury crisis and trainer Jimmy Seddon and known Heywood from his time at Altrincham.[2] He spent the 1937–38 campaign with Hyde United, making 41 Cheshire County League appearances and also playing three cup games.[4] He later played for Northwich Victoria and Stalybridge Celtic, before returning to Altrincham.[3] He retired from football in 1940.[2]
Style of play
Heywood was a full-back with pace and tackling ability, as well as passing technique and good positional sense.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Altrincham | 1928–29[2] | Cheshire County League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1929–30[2] | Cheshire County League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1930–31[2] | Cheshire County League | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| 1931–32[2] | Cheshire County League | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| 1932–33[2] | Cheshire County League | 40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
| 1933–34[2] | Cheshire County League | 35 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| 1934–35[2] | Cheshire County League | 42 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |
| 1935–36[2] | Cheshire County League | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 221 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 281 | 3 | ||
| Port Vale | 1935–36[5] | Second Division | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1935–36[5] | Third Division North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Southport | 1936–37[5] | Third Division North | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hyde United | 1937–38[4][6] | Cheshire County League | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
Honours
Altrincham
- Cheshire Senior Cup: 1934[2]
References
- Английская Википедия
- People from Clayton
- Footballers from Manchester
- English men's footballers
- England men's schools international footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Altrincham F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Southport F.C. players
- Hyde United F.C. players
- Northwich Victoria F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1907 births
- 1985 deaths
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