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Ben William George (born 14 November 1993) is an English former professional footballer who plays for
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. A right back, he started his career at Walsall, before dropping into non-League football and playing for Chasetown, Rugby Town, Leamington and Stamford.


Career

Walsall signed George from their youth team in June 2012. He made his professional debut in a 0–0 draw away at
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in February 2013. He played the full 90 minutes and earned praise from manager Dean Smith for his performance. However, Walsall released George in May 2014 with no further appearances. George then signed with Chasetown, but moved on to Rugby Town in September. George made 25 league appearances for the club during the 2014–15 season. In June 2015, he signed for Leamington, a club he had previously had a trial with after leaving Walsall. After regular appearances in his first season, George struggled in competition with Richard Taundry for game time at
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. He then moved on to Stamford for the 2017–18 season. Made 45 appearances for the club in a season where the narrowly missed out on promotion to bedworth in the play off final, and left the club after being unable to commit to training twice a week. He subsequently signed for
Sutton Coldfield Town Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club is an English association football club based in Sutton Coldfield. The club participates in the . Despite being the largest team in a town with a population of over 105,000 people (more than that of the home ...
and was immediately in the starting 11.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:George, Ben 1993 births Living people English men's footballers Walsall F.C. players Chasetown F.C. players Rugby Town F.C. players Leamington F.C. players Stamford A.F.C. players Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands