George Arthur Gallimore (August 1886 – 1949) was an English professional

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who made more than 100 appearances in

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playing for

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, Sheffield United and

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. He played as a left-sided or centre

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Career

Gallimore was born in East Vale,

Longton, Staffordshire Longton is one of the six towns which amalgamated to form the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent in 1910, along with Hanley, Tunstall, Fenton, Burslem and Stoke-upon-Trent. History Longton ('long village') was a market town in the parish of S ...

. He played local football before signing for

in 1903. He became a useful forward for a struggling Stoke side, scoring 17 goals in 85 matches. With Stoke in financial difficulties in 1907–08, he and teammate

Albert Sturgess Albert Sturgess (21 October 1882 – 16 July 1957) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Norwich City, Sheffield United and Stoke, and the England national team. Club career Sturgess started his career with amateur s ...

joined Sheffield United in May 1908, but he failed to establish himself in his two seasons with the "Blades". He then signed for

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club

in 1910. He began the 1910–11 season in the starting eleven at outside left, but lost his place in December 1910 and rarely played again. He moved back to

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with Leek in 1911. Gallimore died in

Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of . In 2019, the city had an estimated population of 256,375. It is the largest settlement ...

in 1949 aged about 63.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallimore, George 1886 births 1949 deaths People from Longton, Staffordshire Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent English footballers Association football forwards Stoke City F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players English Football League players Date of death missing Leek F.C. players