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George Wynn
Personal information
Full name George Arthur Wynn[1]
Date of birth 14 October 1886
Place of birth Treflach, England
Date of death 28 October 1966(1966-10-28) (aged 80)[2]
Place of death Abergele, Wales
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Pant Glas
Chirk
Oswestry United
Shrewsbury Town
Wrexham
1909–1919 Manchester City 119 (54)
1919–1920 Coventry City 24 (4)
Llandudno Town
1921–1922 Halifax Town 1 (0)
1922–1923 Mansfield Town
Mossley 61 (25)
International career
1909–1914 Wales 11 (1)
1919 Wales (wartime) 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Arthur Wynn (14 October 1886 – 28 October 1966) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a forward or as a half back for Oswestry United, Wrexham, Manchester City, Coventry City and Halifax Town.[1] He also won 12 caps for Wales.[3] He had a record of being an accomplished finisher in and around the box, his seasons' tallies laying claim to that.

Career

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Wynn made his footballing debut for Oswestry United in 1906 and scored in the final as the club lifted the Welsh Cup in 1906.[4]

Within weeks of the Welsh Cup final, Wynn had been snapped up by Wrexham, who were playing in the Football Combination at the time.[2] Whilst at Wrexham, Wynn made his international debut on 1 March 1909 in a Home Championship match against Scotland at The Racecourse, Wrexham, which Wales won 3–2.[3] He scored his only international goal in a 3–2 victory over Ireland, also at The Racecourse.[3] Several league clubs were believed to be interested in signing Wynn, and in May 1909, he moved to Manchester City for £250.[2]

Wynn made his Manchester City debut on Christmas Day 1909 in a 2–0 defeat to Bradford Park Avenue.[2] He scored his first goal for the club two days later against Grimsby Town.[5] In the 1909–10 season he scored 12 goals in 24 appearances as Manchester City won the Second Division championship.[5] In each of the next three seasons he was the club's leading goalscorer with 9, 18 and 16 goals respectively.[2] The onset of World War I shortened Wynn's playing career.[2] His final game for Manchester City came shortly after the resumption of competitive football, in a match against Oldham Athletic on 8 September 1919.[5] In total he made 127 appearances for the club, scoring 60 goals.[2]

Having appeared for Wales in both Victory internationals – unofficial international matches between Wales and England to mark the end of World War I – Wynn was sold to Coventry City for £300.[2] At Coventry he made a total of 27 appearances in two seasons.[2] He made a solitary appearance for Halifax Town before bringing his career to an end with Cheshire League side Mossley.[2]

Internationally he was capped a total of 12 times by Wales and was a prominent figure for the national team during the pre-Great War period.[3] He was one of the key members of the XI alongside former Manchester City team-mate and legend Billy Meredith.

Personal life

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Wynn served as a private in the Lancashire Fusiliers and the Lincolnshire Regiment during the First World War.[2] In 1918, he was shot in the left leg and received wounds from a shell burst.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 1909–10[2] Second Division 20 10 4 2 24 12
1910–11[2] First Division 20 9 0 0 20 9
1911–12[2] 31 17 2 1 33 18
1912–13[2] 31 14 2 2 33 16
1913–14[2] 12 3 0 0 12 3
1914–15[2] 1 0 0 0 1 0
1919–20[2] 4 1 4 1
Total 119 54 8 5 127 59
Coventry City 1919–20[2] Second Division 17 2 2 0 19 2
1920–21[2] 7 1 0 0 7 1
Total 25 3 2 0 27 3
Halifax Town 1921–22[2] Third Division North 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 145 57 10 5 155 62

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 321. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "George Wynn – Manchester City and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "George Wynn". 11v11.com. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  4. ^ Oswestry Utd 2–0 Witchurch Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine at Welsh Football Data Archive
  5. ^ a b c "Wynn George Image 1 Manchester City 1912". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  • James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.
  • Davies & Garland (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Wrexham: Bridge Books. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.