George Yardley (footballer)

George Yardley
Personal information
Full name George McArthur Yardley[1]
Date of birth (1941-10-08)8 October 1941
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Date of death 14 November 2018(2018-11-14) (aged 76)[2]
Place of death Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper, centre forward
Youth career
Abbotshall Boy's Brigade
Novar Star Youth
Frances Colliery Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1964 East Fife 62 (17)
1964 Forfar Athletic 4 (0)
1965 St. George-Budapest
1966 Luton Town 1 (0)
1966–1969 Tranmere Rovers 76 (49)
1969 St. George-Budapest
1969–1970 Tranmere Rovers 46 (19)
St. George-Budapest
1973–1974 Altrincham
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George McArthur Yardley (8 October 1942 – 14 November 2018) was a Scottish footballer. Yardley began his career as a goalkeeper before becoming a centre forward, most notably for Tranmere Rovers.

  1. ^ "George Yardley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Announcing the passing of George Yardley", Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 25 November 2018
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Yardley Memories was invoked but never defined (see the help page).