Charlie George

Frederick Charles George (also known as Charlie George; born 10 October 1950) was an English footballer, most famous for scoring the winning goal in the 1971 FA Cup Final.[1]

Charlie George
Charlie George (1970).png
George in 1970
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Charles George
Date of birth (1950-10-10) 10 October 1950 (age 73)
Place of birthIslington, London, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionForward, attacking midfielder
Youth career
1966–1968Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1975Arsenal133(31)
1975–1978Derby County106(34)
1977St George (loan)6(1)
1978Minnesota Kicks18(9)
1978–1981Southampton44(11)
1980Nottingham Forest (loan)2(0)
1981–1982Bulova7(0)
1982AFC Bournemouth2(0)
1982Derby County11(2)
1982Bulova?(?)
1982Dundee United0(0)
1983Coventry City0(0)
Total322(88)
National team
1976England1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours

Arsenal

Derby County

Nottingham Forest

Individual

Personal life

George was born in Islington and joined Arsenal after leaving school. He was a member of the 1971 side that won the League and Cup double. He later played for Derby County,[6] Southampton and Nottingham Forest.

George played one game for the England international team.[7]

Notes

  1. George, Charlie. "Football Whispers". Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Carter, Jon (19 November 2011). "Charlie George an Arsenal hero". ESPN. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. "Charity shield match at Wembley Stadium. Derby County 2 v West Ham United 0". Alamy.com.
  4. Kelly, Matt (22 February 2008). "Charlie George from the North Bank to the first Arsenal double". footballfancast.com. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. Burton Mail (2 May 2015). "Will Hughes is Derby County player of the year". burtonmail.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. George, Charlie. "Derby Telegraph". Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. George, Charlie. "England Football On-line". Retrieved 25 October 2021.