| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Arthur Rowley Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 December 2002 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Shrewsbury, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1941–1944 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1948 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | (4) |
| 1948–1950 | Fulham | 56 | (27) |
| 1950–1958 | Leicester City | 303 | (251) |
| 1958–1965 | Shrewsbury Town | 236 | (152) |
| Total | 619 | (434) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1958–1968 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| 1968–1969 | Sheffield United | ||
| 1970–1976 | Southend United | ||
| c.1976 | Knighton Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Arthur Rowley Jr. (21 April 1926 – 19 December 2002), nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his explosive left-foot shot,[1] was an English football player and cricketer. He holds the record for the most goals in the history of English league football, scoring 434 from 619 league games. He was the younger brother of Manchester United footballer Jack Rowley. He was shortlisted for inclusion into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2008.[2][3]
He holds the club record for the most goals in a single season at both Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town, scoring 44 goals in 42 league matches at Leicester in 1956–57[1] and 38 goals in 43 games for Shrewsbury in 1958–59. He is also Shrewsbury's record league goalscorer with 152 league goals.[4] He is Leicester's second all-time top goalscorer, netting 265 times for the Foxes, 8 goals short of Arthur Chandler's record.[5]