George Malcolm (footballer)
George Malcolm (20 June 1889 – 1965) was an English professional footballer who played as a left half in the Football League for Fulham, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Durham City and in the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle.[1][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Malcolm[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Thornaby-on-Tees, England | ||
| Date of death | 1965 (aged 75–76)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1906 | Thornaby St Mark's | ||
| 1906–1907 | Thornaby St Patrick's | ||
| 1907–1910 | Darlington St Augustine's | ||
| 1910 | Fulham | 4 | (1) |
| 1910–1912 | Plymouth Argyle | 40 | (11) |
| 1912–1915 | Middlesbrough | 94 | (1) |
| 1915–1926 | Darlington | 166 | (7) |
| 1926–1927 | Durham City | 32 | (0) |
| Scarborough Penguins | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
In 1934, Malcolm was employed at ICI's Billingham Manufacturing Plant, when an escape of ammonia gas resulted in the deaths of 11 workers.[5] In his testimony at the inquest of one victim, Malcolm described how he had to jump for his life, while the deceased was working higher up the structure and could not do so.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1910–11[3] | Southern League First Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1911–12[3] | Southern League First Division | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | |
| 1912–13[3] | Southern League First Division | 9 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1912–13[6] | First Division | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1913–14[6] | First Division | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 1914–15[6] | First Division | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Total | 94 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 101 | 1 | ||
| Darlington | 1919–20[7] | North-Eastern League | [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1920–21[7] | North-Eastern League | [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1921–22[7] | Third Division North | 37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
| 1922–23[7] | Third Division North | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 1923–24[7] | Third Division North | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
| 1924–25[7] | Third Division North | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
| 1925–26[7] | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 166 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 189 | 10 | ||
| Durham City | 1926–27[8] | Third Division North | 33 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| Career total | 333 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 363 | 22 | ||
- Source lists North-Eastern League results and scorers but not lineups.
References
- Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 195. ISBN 9781905891610.
- "League Clubs and their Player for the Coming Season: The Northern Section: Darlington". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
- Scallan, Trevor. "George Malcolm". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- "Malcolm George Darlington 1926". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "The Billingham Disaster: Graphic Inquest Stories". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 4 May 1934. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
George Malcolm, of 39 Torring Street, Stockton, who is a former Darlington footballer, described how Anderson was caught by the gas while he was working on a platform above witness. Malcolm had to jump for his life.
- "George Malcolm". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 15, 21–27. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
- Dykes, Garth (2010). Durham City FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-905891-42-9.
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