George Elmore

George V. Elmore (1880 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop, Blackpool and West Bromwich Albion as a forward.[4][5][6] He also played in the Scottish League for St Mirren and Partick Thistle and is regarded as Altrincham's 'first star player'.[7]

George Elmore
Personal information
Full name George V. Elmore[1]
Date of birth 1880
Place of birth Witton, England
Date of death 1 July 1916 (aged 36)[2]
Place of death Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France[3]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1897 Witton Villa
1897–1898 Northwich Victoria
1898–1899 Broadheath
1899–1900 Winnington Park
1900–1902 Witton Albion
1902–1903 Broadheath
1903 West Bromwich Albion 3 (1)
1903–1904 Bristol Rovers 21 (5)
1904 Witton Albion
1904–1907 Altrincham
1907–1909 Glossop 34 (14)
1909–1910 Blackpool 34 (6)
1910–1912 Partick Thistle 52 (18)
1912–1917 St Mirren 62 (17)
1914Witton Albion (loan)
1915St Bernard's (loan) 4 (1)
1915Broxburn United (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Elmore worked in the salt trade in Northwich.[7] In September 1914, one month after Britain's entry into the First World War, he enlisted in the Royal Scots.[7] Elmore was deployed on the Western Front in January 1916 and was serving as a lance corporal when he was killed in Sausage Valley on the first day of the Somme.[7][3] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 1902–03[8] First Division 3 1 1 0 4 1
Bristol Rovers 1903–04[9] Southern League First Division 21 5 3 0 24 5
Partick Thistle 1910–11[1] Scottish League First Division 32 12 2 3 34 15
1911–12[1] 20 6 2 0 22 6
Total 52 18 4 3 56 21
St Mirren 1912–13[1] Scottish League First Division 34 9 4 3 38 12
1913–14[1] 28 8 4 0 32 8
Total 62 17 8 3 70 20
Career total 138 41 16 6 154 47

Honours

Witton Albion

Altrincham

References

  1. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. "Lance Corporal George Elmore" (PDF). Lochnagar Crater. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 92. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  5. "The players we lost in war". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. "A to M". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. Laidlar, John. "Alty Legends part 27". Altrincham FC Official Web Site. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1902/03". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  9. "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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