George Brown Salvidge (December 1919 – 23 November 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Hull City.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Brown Salvidge | ||
Date of birth | [1] | December 1919||
Place of birth | Bridlington, England[2] | ||
Date of death | 23 November 1941[3] | (aged 21)||
Place of death | Tobruk, Libya | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1934 | Southcoates Lane Old Boys | ||
1935 | Beverley White Star | ||
1936–1939 | Hull City | 4 | (1) |
1939 | Burton Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Personal life
editSalvidge served as a lance corporal in the York and Lancaster Regiment during the Second World War.[3] He was killed at Tobruk on 23 November 1941 and was buried at the Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma.[3][4]
Career statistics
editClub | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Hull City | 1938–39 | Third Division North[1] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Career total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b "333 George Salvidge". On Cloud Seven. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b George Salvidge at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details: George Brown Salvidge". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.