George Green (footballer, Born 1901)
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George Green (2 May 1901 – 1980) was an
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who played as a
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in the Football League with
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in the 1920s and 1930s. He was born in Leamington Spa and played for a number of local teams before signing for First Division side Sheffield United in 1923.allfootballers.com stats (website expired) He went on to make 422 senior appearances for the Yorkshire club, scoring 11 times. He was a member of the successful United side that won the
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in
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. Four weeks after winning the FA Cup, Green was awarded his first
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cap against
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. He went on to appear eight times for his country, winning his last cap against
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on 19 May 1928. He finished his career at Leamington Town.


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1901 births 1980 deaths Sportspeople from Leamington Spa Men's association football wing halves England men's international footballers English Football League players Leamington F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players English Football League representative players English men's footballers Nuneaton Borough F.C. players {{England-footy-midfielder-1900s-stub