George Kyle

George Kyle

Personal information
Full name	George A Kyle
Date of birth	6 November 1908
Place of birth	Dunfermline, Scotland
Date of death	1998 (aged 89)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Lethans Heatherbell
0000–1928	Kelty Rangers
1928–1930	East Stirlingshire	75	(0)
1930–1932	Cowdenbeath	7
1931–1932	→ Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	10	(0)
1932–	Bangor City
1935–1936	East Stirlingshire	39	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George A. Kyle (6 November 1908 – 1998) was a Scottish footballer who made over 110 appearances in the Scottish League for East Stirlingshire as a goalkeeper. He also played league football for Dunfermline Athletic and Cowdenbeath and also in Wales for Bangor City.

Personal life

Kyle was the grandfather of footballer Ray Allan. As a territorial, after the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Kyle was called into the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry. He went to France as part of the BEF in January 1940 and was later evacuated from Dunkirk. Kyle rose to the rank of sergeant major and after the war he became an amateur entertainer in Fife. He was named Cowdenbeath's "Citizen of the Year" in 1983.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
East Stirlingshire	1928–29	Scottish Division Two	19	0	3	0	22	0
	1929–30		37	0	1	0	38	0
	1930–31		19	0	—		19	0
	Total		75	0	4	0	79	0
Cowdenbeath	1930–31	Scottish Division One	7	0	2	0	9	0
Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	1931–32	Scottish Division Two	10	0	0	0	10	0
East Stirlingshire	1934–35	Scottish Division Two	7	0	0	0	7	0
	1935–36		32	0	1	0	33	0
	Total		114	0	5	0	119	0
Career total			131	0	7	0	138	0