George Eastham

George Edward Eastham, OBE (born 23 September 1936) is an English former footballer. He is known for playing for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City, as well as a non-playing member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad.[1]

George Eastham
George Eastham1.jpg
Eastham in 1973
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Edward Eastham[1]
Date of birth (1936-09-23) 23 September 1936 (age 87)[1]
Place of birthBlackpool, England[1]
Playing positionMidfielder / Inside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1953–1956Ards51(13)
1956–1960Newcastle United124(29)
1960–1966Arsenal207(41)
1966–1973Stoke City194(4)
1967Cleveland Stokers (loan)11(1)
1970Cape Town City (loan)17(1)
1971Hellenic (loan)26(2)
1972Hellenic (loan)
1975East London United
Total536(75)
National team
1959–1960England U236(3)
1963–1966England19(2)
Teams managed
1977–1978Stoke City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1956–57[2] First Division 18 2 0 0 18 2
1957–58[2] First Division 29 3 2 2 31 5
1958–59[2] First Division 35 6 1 1 36 7
1959–60[2] First Division 42 18 2 2 44 20
Total 124 29 5 5 129 34
Arsenal 1960–61[2] First Division 19 5 1 0 0 0 20 5
1961–62[2] First Division 38 6 2 0 0 0 40 6
1962–63[2] First Division 33 4 3 0 0 0 36 4
1963–64[2] First Division 38 10 4 0 0 0 3[a] 0 45 10
1964–65[2] First Division 42 10 2 0 0 0 44 10
1965–66[2] First Division 37 6 1 0 0 0 38 6
Total 207 41 13 0 0 0 3 0 223 41
Stoke City 1966–67 First Division 41 1 1 0 1 0 43 1
1967–68 First Division 39 1 1 0 5 0 45 1
1968–69 First Division 27 1 4 0 2 0 33 1
1969–70 First Division 34 1 2 0 1 0 37 1
1970–71 First Division 19 0 6 0 2 0 1[b] 0 28 0
1971–72 First Division 14 0 8 0 8 1 1[b] 0 31 1
1972–73 First Division 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
1973–74 First Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 4 0
Total 194 4 23 0 19 1 4 0 240 5
Cleveland Stokers (loan) 1967[3] United Soccer Association 11 1 11 1
Career total 536 75 41 5 19 1 7 0 603 81
  1. Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 Appearances in Texaco Cup
  3. One appearance in Texaco Cup and one appearance in Watney Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 1963 5 0
1964 7 1
1965 4 0
1966 2 1
Total 18 2

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Stoke City[1] 22 March 1977 9 January 1978 37 9 12 16 24.3
Total 37 9 12 16 24.3

Honours

Stoke City

England

Individual

George Eastham Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "EASTHAM George Richard". 11v11.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
  3. "NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players, Photos, and Statistics". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. Eastham, George at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. "George Eastham | Football Stats | No Club | Age 81 | 1971–1972 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. World Cup 1966 winners honoured
  7. "NASL All-Star Teams, all-time". homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. No. 45984. 22 May 1973. p. 6482. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45984/supplement/6482