Charlie George

Charlie George
George in 1970
Personal information
Full name Frederick Charles George
Date of birth (1950-10-10) 10 October 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Islington, London, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Youth career
1966–1968 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1975 Arsenal 133 (31)
1975–1978 Derby County 106 (34)
1977St George (loan) 6 (1)
1978 Minnesota Kicks 18 (9)
1978–1981 Southampton 44 (11)
1980Nottingham Forest (loan) 2 (0)
1981–1982 Bulova 7 (0)
1982 AFC Bournemouth 2 (0)
1982 Derby County 11 (2)
1982 Bulova ? (?)
1982 Dundee United 0 (0)
1983 Coventry City 0 (0)
Total 322 (88)
International career
1972–1973 England U23 5 (1)
1976 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick Charles George (born 10 October 1950) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]

George began his career as a youngster with Arsenal and was part of their 1970–71 League and FA Cup Double-winning team, scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup Final. In 1975, he left Arsenal to join up with Derby County. After playing for US club Minnesota Kicks, in 1978 George joined Southampton, where he spent another three seasons. Whilst there he had a brief spell on loan with Nottingham Forest with whom he won the 1979 European Super Cup. He then had a spell with Hong Kong side Bulova before he returned to England for short stints with AFC Bournemouth and Derby County. George was capped once for the England national team.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Charlie George". Eurosport.com.