George Eastham Sr.

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George Richard Eastham (13 August 1914 – January 2000) was an English football player and manager. An inside forward, he represented England once at international level,[2] and played for Bolton Wanderers, Brentford, Blackpool, Swansea Town, Rochdale and Lincoln City. He is the father of George Eastham Jr. and the brother of Harry Eastham.

George Eastham
Personal information
Full name George Richard Eastham
Date of birth (1914-08-13)13 August 1914
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Date of death January 2000 (aged 85)[1]
Place of death South Africa
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
0000 Cambridge Juniors
0000–1932 South Shore Wednesday
1932–1933 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933–1937 Bolton Wanderers 114 (16)
1937–1938 Brentford 49 (1)
1938–1947 Blackpool 44 (9)
0000Birmingham City (war guest) 16 (3)
0000Bolton Wanderers (war guest) 8 (2)
0000Brentford (war guest) 2 (0)
0000York City (war guest) 4 (0)
0000Mansfield Town (war guest) 1 (0)
0000Millwall (war guest) 2 (1)
0000Queens Park Rangers (war guest) 8 (2)
1947–1948 Swansea Town 15 (0)
1948–1949 Rochdale 2 (0)
1949–1950 Lincoln City 27 (1)
1950–1951 Hyde United 18 (5)
1951–1953 Winsford United
1953–1958 Ards 68 (13)
International career
1935 England 1 (0)
Managerial career
1953–1958 Ards
1958–1959 Accrington Stanley
1959–1964 Distillery
1964–1970 Ards
1971–1972 Hellenic F.C.
1972–1974 Glentoran
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References

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  1. ^ "England Players - George Eastham". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ^ "George Eastham". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.  
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.