George Heslop (1 July 1940 – 17 September 2006) 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 ...

. Heslop was a

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who played for

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and Everton, before a successful spell at

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between 1965 and 1971, where he made a total of 197 (plus six as substitute) first team appearances scoring three goals. He was an integral member of the team that won the

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title (1965/66 season), League Championship,

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and the

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. He later played in

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and for

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. In retirement, he managed Northwich Victoria for a spell, before becoming landlord of the City Gates public house on Hyde Road. The City Gates was the original Hyde Road Hotel, the location where Ardwick became Manchester City F.C. The venture failed and closed in 1988. Stones from the building currently form part of City's memorial garden at the

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. He died in September 2006 following a short illness.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heslop, George 1940 births 2006 deaths Footballers from Wallsend English men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Newcastle United F.C. players Everton F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Cape Town City F.C. (NFL) players Bury F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Northwich Victoria F.C. managers Bury F.C. non-playing staff National Football League (South Africa) players