George Malcolm (footballer)

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George Malcolm
Personal information
Full name George Malcolm[1]
Date of birth (1889-06-20)20 June 1889
Place of birth Thornaby-on-Tees, England
Date of death 1965 (aged 75–76)[1]
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1906 Thornaby St Mark's
1906–1907 Thornaby St Patrick's
1907–1910 Darlington St Augustine's
1910 Fulham 4 (1)
1910–1912 Plymouth Argyle 40 (11)
1912–1915 Middlesbrough 94 (1)
1915–1926 Darlington 166 (7)
1926–1927 Durham City 32 (0)
Scarborough Penguins
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Malcolm (20 June 1889 – 1965) was an English professional footballer who played as a left half in the Football League for Fulham, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Durham City and in the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle.[1][3][4]

Personal life[edit]

In 1934, Malcolm was employed at ICI's Billingham Manufacturing Plant, when an escape of ammonia gas resulted in the deaths of 11 workers.[5] In his testimony at the inquest of one victim, Malcolm described how he had to jump for his life, while the deceased was working higher up the structure and could not do so.[5]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Plymouth Argyle 1910–11[3] Southern League First Division 5 2 0 0 5 2
1911–12[3] Southern League First Division 26 9 0 0 26 9
1912–13[3] Southern League First Division 9 0 — 9 0
Total 40 11 0 0 40 11
Middlesbrough 1912–13[6] First Division 25 0 4 0 29 0
1913–14[6] First Division 35 1 1 0 36 1
1914–15[6] First Division 34 0 2 0 36 0
Total 94 1 7 0 101 1
Darlington 1919–20[7] North-Eastern League [a] 1 5 0 5 1
1920–21[7] North-Eastern League [a] 2 3 0 3 2
1921–22[7] Third Division North 37 3 4 0 41 3
1922–23[7] Third Division North 37 1 2 0 39 1
1923–24[7] Third Division North 41 2 4 0 45 2
1924–25[7] Third Division North 42 1 5 0 47 1
1925–26[7] Second Division 9 0 0 0 9 0
Total 166 10 23 0 189 10
Durham City 1926–27[8] Third Division North 33 0 — 33 0
Career total 333 22 30 0 363 22
  1. ^ a b Source lists North-Eastern League results and scorers but not lineups.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 195. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ "League Clubs and their Player for the Coming Season: The Northern Section: Darlington". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
  3. ^ a b c d Scallan, Trevor. "George Malcolm". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Malcolm George Darlington 1926". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b "The Billingham Disaster: Graphic Inquest Stories". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 4 May 1934. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive. George Malcolm, of 39 Torring Street, Stockton, who is a former Darlington footballer, described how Anderson was caught by the gas while he was working on a platform above witness. Malcolm had to jump for his life.
  6. ^ a b c "George Malcolm". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 15, 21–27. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
  8. ^ Dykes, Garth (2010). Durham City FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-905891-42-9.
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