George Hedley (footballer, born 1876)

For other footballers, see George Hedley (disambiguation).

The 1901 losing Cup Final team; Hedley is standing on the left.

George Albert Hedley (20 July 1876 – 16 August 1942) was a professional footballer who won the 1902 and 1908 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United and Wolverhampton Wanderers respectively, scoring in both.[1]

He was born in South Bank, Middlesbrough.[1]

Between 1903 and 1906 he was with Southern League Southampton, where he was top scorer in 1904-05 (jointly with Edgar Bluff) with ten league goals.[1] Hedley made one appearance for England, scoring against Ireland in the 1901-02 British Home Championship.[2]

He was also manager at Bristol City from 1913 to 1915,[1] later becoming a publican in Bristol.[2]

Honours

Sheffield United

Southampton

Wolverhampton Wanderers

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 163. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  2. ^ a b "England Players - George Hedley". England Football Online. Retrieved 4 April 2020.


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