| Charlie George | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Charles George | |
| Date of birth | 10 October 1950 | |
| Place of birth | Islington, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Youth clubs | ||
1966-1968 |
New Middleton Arsenal |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1968-1975 1975-1978 1977 1978 1978-1981 1980 1981-1982 1982 1982 1982-1983 |
Arsenal Derby County St. Georges Budapest (loan) Minnesota Kicks Southampton → Nottingham Forest (loan) Bulova (Hong Kong) Bournemouth Derby County Dundee United |
133 (31) 106 (34) ? (?) ? (?) 44 (11) 2 (0) 2 (0) 11 (2) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1976 | England | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Frederick Charles 'Charlie' George (born 10 October 1950) is an English former footballer. Born in Islington, London, George supported Arsenal as a boy, and joined his favoured club in May 1966.
Playing career
He made his debut for the club in August 1969, and quickly became a regular in the side, playing in both legs of Arsenal's 1970 Fairs Cup final win over RSC Anderlecht. George broke his ankle at the start of the following season, but quickly recovered and played a significant part in Arsenal's run-in to the 1971 Division One title. However, his greatest moment for the club came in the FA Cup final against Liverpool that year; Charlie George scored a spectacular 20-yard winner in extra time to make the score 2-1, famously celebrating by lying flat on his back with arms aloft. He had also scored in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds that year. With that Cup win Arsenal completed their first 'Double'. George played four more seasons at Highbury, but his career was hampered with injuries and loss of form, and he gradually fell out with the club and the manager, Bertie Mee. In 1975 he moved to Derby County, where he memorably scored a hat-trick against Real Madrid in a European Cup match. He would later play for Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth and again at Derby, as well as trying his luck in Australia, the United States and Hong Kong. In all he played 179 matches for Arsenal, scoring 49 goals, and 117 for Derby County, scoring 36 goals. Whilst at Derby he won a solitary cap for England, playing for 60 minutes against the Republic of Ireland on 8 September 1976. Later in his career, George lost a finger in a lawnmower accident.[1] After retiring he worked as a mechanic for some years; he is now a tour guide at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.
References
- ^ "Couch potatoes and salad cream", BBC Sport, 2001-01-22. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
