George Adams (footballer, born 1926)

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George Adams
Personal information
Full name George Adams[1]
Date of birth (1926-10-16)16 October 1926[1]
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death July 2011 (aged 84)[1]
Place of death Wandsworth, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Brighton & Hove Albion
Chelmsford City
1949–1950 Leyton Orient 4 (0)
1950–? Bath City
Crystal Palace
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Adams (16 October 1926 – July 2011) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League, as a wing half for Leyton Orient.[2]

Adams was born in Falkirk on 16 October 1926.[3] He started his career at Brighton & Hove Albion and played for Chelmsford City, before joining Leyton Orient in May 1949, making his League debut against Newport County in May 1950.[3] Unable to hold down a place in the first team, he moved to Southern League side Bath City in July 1950, joining fellow new recruits Trevor Jones, Tommy Edwards and Wilson Fairweather.[3][4] He scored 7 goals in 21 appearances for the Somerset club.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2015). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015. G2 Entertainment Ltd. ISBN 9781782811671.
  2. ^ "George Adams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 0752424122.
  4. ^ "Bath City Building Strong Side". Bath Weekly Chronicle & Herald. 1 July 1950. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Past Players: George Adams". Bath City F.C. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

External links[edit]

  • George Adams at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • Profile at ENFA