George Telfer (born 6 July 1955) is an English retired footballer who played as a forward in the Football League during the 1970s and 1980s, most notably with Everton.

George Telfer
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-07-06) 6 July 1955 (age 68)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1981 Everton 99 (20)
1981 San Diego Sockers 2 (0)
1981–1983 Scunthorpe United 36 (11)
1983–? Preston North End 2 (0)
1983?– Runcorn ?
1985–? Formby
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

After making his senior debut for Everton on 22 December 1973 he went on to play for them on 116 occasions (scoring 22 times).[1] However, he only made 3 appearances for them in his last two seasons, and then played for San Diego Sockers in the North American Soccer League.[2]

He returned to play in England in 1981, firstly with Scunthorpe United, followed by a very short spell with Preston North End, after which he moved into non-league with Runcorn[3] before moving on to Formby.

References edit

  1. ^ "George Telfer". Everton Player Stats. Everton FC. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  2. ^ NASL all-time players Archived 9 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Neil Brown stats - Preston

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