George Samuel Eccles

For the American businessman, see George S. Eccles.

George Eccles
Personal information
Full name George Samuel Eccles[1]
Date of birth c. 1874[1]
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Date of death (1945-12-18)18 December 1945 (age 70–71)[1]
Place of death Bolton, England[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Middleport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1893–1896 Burslem Port Vale 50 (0)
1896–1898 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 (1)
1898–1901 Everton 56 (0)
1901–1902 Preston North End 0 (0)
1902–1904 West Ham United 59 (0)
1904–1905 Bolton Wanderers 6 (0)
Total 207 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Samuel Eccles (1874 – 18 December 1945) was an English footballer who played at right-back in the Football League and Southern League for Burslem Port Vale, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton, Preston North End, West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers. He helped Bolton Wanderers to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1904–05.

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