George Oldham (footballer)

George Oldham
Personal information
Full name	George Oldham
Date of birth	20 April 1920
Place of birth	Tintwistle, Derbyshire, England
Date of death	1993 (aged 73)
Place of death	Luton, England
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Mottram Central
1938–1939	Stoke City
1946–1948	Newport County
	Hitchin Town
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Oldham (20 April 1920 – 1993) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Newport County and Stoke City.^[1]

Career[edit]

Oldham was born in Tintwistle, Derbyshire and played amateur football with Mottram Central before joining Stoke City in 1938.^[1] He played twice for Stoke in 1938–39 before his career was interrupted by World War II.^[1] After the war was over Oldham joined Newport County where he spent two seasons and later went on to play for Hitchin Town.

Career statistics[edit]

Source:^[2]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1938–39	First Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
Newport County	1946–47	Second Division	39	0	0	0	39	0
Newport County	1947–48	Third Division South	24	0	0	0	24	0
Career total			65	0	0	0	65	0

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ George Oldham at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[2] George Oldham at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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