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William Henry Getliff (1869–1955) was an English
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who played as a
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. Born in
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Getliff was sometimes referred to as 'Catliff', 'Gatliffe', 'Getliffe' and 'Getcliffe' in differing reports and documents. He was an amateur player playing for Darnall in Sheffield when he was spotted by Sheffield United and offered a professional contract. Getliff duly signed for the club but rejected professional terms, preferring to remain as an amateur and continue teaching. As such he made infrequent appearances, usually in friendly games. His one competitive fixture came in January 1881 when he played in an FA Cup first round fixture against Notts County. After leaving
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in 1892 Getliff became headmaster of St Luke's School in
Shireoaks Shireoaks is a former pit village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, located between Worksop and Thorpe Salvin on the border with South Yorkshire. The population of the civil parish was 1,432 at the 2011 census. Shireoaks colliery was opene ...
where he lived until his death having spent 31 years at the school. He was also the President of Bassetlaw Cricket League having played cricket for Owlerton in Sheffield in his younger days.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Getiffe, William 1869 births 1955 deaths People from the Borough of North Warwickshire English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Sheffield United F.C. players People from Shireoaks Footballers from Nottinghamshire