George Kirby (footballer)

George Kirby
Personal information
Date of birth (1933-12-20)20 December 1933
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 24 March 2000(2000-03-24) (aged 66)
Place of death Elland, England[1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1959 Everton 26 (9)
1959–1960 Sheffield Wednesday 3 (0)
1960–1962 Plymouth Argyle 93 (38)
1962–1964 Southampton 63 (28)
1964 Coventry City 18 (10)
1964–1965 Swansea Town 26 (8)
1965–1967 Walsall 75 (25)
1967–1968 New York Generals 47 (23)
1968–1969 Brentford 5 (1)
1969 Worcester City
Managerial career
1970–1971 Halifax Town
1971–1973 Watford
1974–1975 ÍA
– in Kuwait
1977–1978 ÍA
1978–1981 Halifax Town
1980 ÍA
1982 ÍA
1990 ÍA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Kirby (20 December 1933 – 24 March 2000[3][4]) was an English footballer and manager.

  1. ^ "George Kirby". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. ^ Knight, Brian (1989). Plymouth Argyle: A Complete Record 1903–1989. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 86. ISBN 0-907969-40-2.
  3. ^ Riddle, Andy (2001). Plymouth Argyle: 101 Golden Greats. Westcliff-on-Sea: Desert Island Books. pp. 101–102. ISBN 1-874287-47-3.
  4. ^ "KIRBY - SCOURGE OF HIGH FLYERS". halifaxcourier.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2015.[permanent dead link]