George Noah French (10 November 1926 – 19 July 2012) was an English
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
full-back in
the Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
for
Colchester United.
Career
Born in
Colchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian.
Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...
, French joined
Colchester United in 1952 from amateur forms, making his debut for the club in a
Third Division South
The Third Division South of The Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division North with clubs elected to the League or relegated from Division Two allocated to on ...
1–1 draw with
Gillingham on 4 October at
Layer Road
Layer Road was a Football League stadium in Colchester, England. It was only used for football matches and was the home ground of Colchester United before being replaced by the Colchester Community Stadium. The stadium held spectators and was ...
.
He made two further appearances for Colchester,
with his final game coming on 19 September 1953, a 3–0 away defeat to
Swindon Town.
French then returned to non-league football with local club Parkside.
George French died on 19 July 2012.
References
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1926 births
2012 deaths
Footballers from Colchester
English men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Colchester United F.C. players
English Football League players