George Wall (20 February 1885 – June 1962) was an English

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Career

Born in Boldon Colliery,

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, Wall started his career with Boldon Royal Rovers and played for Whitburn and

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before joining

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in 1903. In almost three years with Barnsley, Wall scored 24 league goals at a rate of almost one goal in every three games. In 1906, he transferred to

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and helped them win the 1908 and 1911 league titles, as well as the 1909

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. He left the club in 1915 because of

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and joined

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after the war in 1919. During the First World War George Wall served in the Black Watch Regiment. After the war he was sold to Oldham Athletic for £200. While at Manchester United he had scored 98 goals in 316 games. He then played for two seasons with Oldham, before travelling north of the border to

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. He returned to England to play for

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a year later, but dropped out of league football in 1923, playing for Ashton National and Manchester Ship Canal. He retired in 1927. Wall also won seven

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, scoring two goals.

Personal life

Wall's brother

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was a reserve team player at Manchester United and was killed during the First World War. Wall died in Manchester, aged 77, in June 1962.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Manchester United *

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(2): 1907–08, 1910–11 *

(1): 1908–09 Cowdenbeath * Eastern League (1): 1916–17

Individual

* Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame

References

1885 births 1962 deaths People from The Boldons Footballers from Tyne and Wear English footballers Men's association football wingers England men's international footballers Barnsley F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players English Football League players English Football League representative players British Army personnel of World War I Black Watch soldiers Ashton National F.C. players FA Cup final players {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub