George Edward Waites (12 March 1938 – 24 August 2000) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside forward or inside forward in the Football League for Leyton Orient (two spells), Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion.[1] He was on the books of Millwall without making a league appearance, and also played non-league football for Harwich & Parkeston and Gravesend & Northfleet.[2]

George Waites
Personal information
Full name George Edward Waites[1]
Date of birth (1938-03-12)12 March 1938[1]
Place of birth Stepney,[1] England
Date of death 24 August 2000(2000-08-24) (aged 62)[1]
Place of death Watford,[1] England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Outside forward, inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1958 Harwich & Parkeston
1958–1961 Leyton Orient 43 (9)
1961–1962 Norwich City 36 (11)
1962 Leyton Orient 2 (0)
1962–1965 Brighton & Hove Albion 23 (1)
1965–196? Millwall 0 (0)
Gravesend & Northfleet
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Waites was born in 1938 in Stepney, London, and died in 2000 in Watford, Hertfordshire, at the age of 62.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "George Waites". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.