George Thomas Tidy (28 July 1930 – 12 February 2023) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper during the 1950s.

George Tidy
Tidy in the 1950y
Personal information
Full name George Thomas Tidy
Date of birth (1930-07-28)28 July 1930
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 12 February 2023(2023-02-12) (aged 92)[1]
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1949 Royston Rosebery
1949–1952 Edinburgh City
1952 Dunfermline Athletic 11
1952–1955 Brechin City 124
1956 Arniston Rangers
1956–1957 Berwick Rangers 15
1957 Peebles Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Although he initially started as a centre-half with Royston Rosebery in 1946, he played in goal shortly before being transferred to Edinburgh City during the 1949–50 season. He joined Dunfermline Athletic at the start of the 1951–52 season, who at the time were in the Scottish Football League "B" Division. He made eleven first-team appearances; 9 in the league and 2 in the Supplementary Cup before moving on to Brechin City at the start of the 1952–53 season.[2]

Tidy was part of the Brechin City team which won the Scottish Football League "C" Division Championship title in the 1953–54 season and was the youngest member of the team. He was the only member of the Brechin City team to play in all 42 games during the 1952–53 season and all 40 games during the Championship winning season of 1953–54. He was freed at the end of the 1954–55 season and joined junior side Arniston Rangers FC[3] in June 1956. But he returned to Senior football with Berwick Rangers FC in October 1956[4] making 13 league appearances and 2 in the Scottish Cup before leaving Senior football in August 1957. He then returned to the Junior ranks to complete his playing career with Peebles Rovers FC.[5]

Honours

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Brechin City

References

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  1. ^ "GEORGE TIDY, PARS OLDEST KNOWN FORMER PLAYER, HAS PASSED AWAY | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". 15 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Brechin". Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  4. ^ "BERWICK RANGERS : 1955/56 - 2013/14". Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  5. ^ "www.scottishleague.net • View topic — George Tidy". Scottishleague.net. 28 October 2005. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2011.