George Furr

George Furr
Personal information
Full name George Melville Furr[1]
Date of birth 1885[1]
Place of birth Barnet, England[2]
Date of death 2 January 1967(1967-01-02) (aged 81–82)[1]
Place of death Letchworth, England[2]
Playing position Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hitchin St John's
Hitchin Town
1906 Biggleswade
1906–1909 Watford 37 (3)
1909 Manchester City 3 (0)
Watford
1911–1912 Croydon Common 2 (0)
Watford
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

George Melville Furr (1885 – 2 January 1967) was an English professional football outside right who played in the Football League for Manchester City.[1]

Personal life

Furr's three brothers, Harry, Vic and Willie, also played professional football. His sisters Amelia and Miriam married footballers William Grimes and George Payne respectively. Furr followed his father into fishmongery and built up a number of fishmongers and chip shops across Hertfordshire.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 105. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "Furr George Melville" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Alan Futter. Retrieved 29 September 2016.


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