George Melville Furr (14 August 1885 – 2 January 1967) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Manchester City.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Melville Furr[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1885[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Barnet, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 1967 (aged 81)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Letchworth, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hitchin St John's | |||
| Hitchin Town | |||
| 1906 | Biggleswade | ||
| 1906–1909 | Watford | 37 | (3) |
| 1909–1910 | Manchester City | 3 | (0) |
| 1911–1912 | Croydon Common | 2 | (0) |
| 1912 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Furr's three brothers, Harry, Vic and Willie, also played professional football and his son played football as an amateur.[3] His sisters Amelia and Miriam married footballers William Grimes and George Payne respectively.[2] Furr followed his father into fishmongery and built up a number of fishmongers and chip shops across Hertfordshire.[2]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 1907–08[4] | Southern League First Division | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| 1908–09[4] | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| Manchester City | 1909–10[2] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Croydon Common | 1911–12[2] | Southern League Second Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Total | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 105. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Furr George Melville" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Alan Futter. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Players – Forbes to Geijo" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Seasons – 1900/01 to 1909/10" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
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