English footballer and manager
George William Scoones (9 June 1886[citation needed ] – ?) was an English professional football player and manager.
Career
Scoones was born in Saint Helier , one of the twelve parishes of Jersey , the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel . In 1912, he moved to the Brittany region in France and began playing football with Stade Rennais Université Club . Scoones spent a decade at the club amassing over 80 appearances and scoring 20 goals.[ 1] In 1918, he did military service with the British Army in England in World War I .[ 2] He returned to the club, who were defeated by Red Star Olympique in 1922, the same year he retired from both playing in and managing the club.[ 3]
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