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George Heywood
George Heywood (12 January 1907 – 7 September 1985) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale and Southport. Early and personal life George Heywood was born on 12 January 1907 in Clayton, Manchester. His father, Fred, played professional football for Newcastle United and Blackpool. He died of a heart attack on 7 September 1985, whilst on holiday in Guernsey. Career Early career Heywood played for South Salford Lads from 1921 to 1927 and was capped by England Schoolboys against Wales in 1921. He was spotted by Billy Meredith and signed to Manchester City as an amateur. He played 11 Central League games as left-back for the Reserves and also played for Oldham Athletic Reserves in the Midweek League. Altrincham Heywood joined Altrincham and played two Cheshire County League games at right-back during the 1928–29 campaign. He signed a contract with the club in April 1930, playing the last four games of the 1929–30 season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Haywood
George Haywood (11 December 1906 – 25 January 1992) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He made 60 appearances and scored 23 goals in the Football League, playing for Birmingham, Chesterfield and Southport. Early life and career George Haywood was born on 11 December 1906 in Gelsmoor, Leicestershire. He was the son of Joseph Haywood, a coal miner, and his wife Lizzie, and was raised in nearby Coleorton. Haywood worked as a miner at Coleorton Colliery and New Lount Colliery, and played football for three seasons for his local club, Coleorton Bible Class of the Coalville Sunday Schools League. In April 1927, he was selected to represent that league against their Leicester counterparts, and he joined Whitwick Imperial of the Leicestershire Senior League ahead of the coming season. He had trials with several higher-level clubs, including Leicester City, Southend United, for whose reserves he scored twice against Watford in a London Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |