George Rushton

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George Rushton
Rushton while with Brentford in 1909.
Personal information
Full name George Rushton[1]
Date of birth June 1884[1]
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 1964 (aged 79–80)[2]
Position(s) Outside right
Youth career
Leek Broughs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1902 Burslem Port Vale 20 (5)
Barrow
1903 Burslem Port Vale 2 (2)
1903–1904 Brighton & Hove Albion 21 (4)
1904–1907 Hull City 29 (14)
1907–1909 Swindon Town 47 (13)
1909–1910 Brentford 16 (2)
1910–1912 Swindon Town 14 (2)
1912 Goole Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Rushton (October 1881 – 1964) was an English footballer who played on the wing for Burslem Port Vale, Barrow, Brighton & Hove Albion, Hull City, Swindon Town, Brentford, and Goole Town at the start of the 20th century.

Career[edit]

Rushton played for Leek Broughs, before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1901.[1] He scored his first goal in the English Football League in a 3–0 win over Leicester Fosse at the Athletic Ground on 12 October.[1] He was a regular in the first-team until losing his place in March 1902.[1] He scored five goals in 20 Second Division appearances and scored one goal in three FA Cup games in the 1901–02 season.[1] He joined Barrow in the summer of 1902, but re-signed with Port Vale in January 1903.[1] He played the last two games of the season, and scored in a 2–1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 18 April and then bagged another goal two days later in a 2–0 win over Barnsley.[1] He moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion,[3] later playing for Hull City – where he is credited for scoring the first two recorded goals in that team's history - Swindon Town (in two spells), Brentford and Goole Town.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burslem Port Vale 1901–02[4] Second Division 20 5 3 1 — 23 6
Burslem Port Vale 1902–03[4] Second Division 2 2 0 0 — 2 2
Burslem Port Vale total 22 7 4 1 — 26 8
Hull City 1905–06[4] Second Division 15 8 5 1 — 20 9
1906–07[4] Second Division 14 6 2 0 — 16 6
Total 29 14 7 1 — 36 15
Swindon Town 1907–08[5] Southern League First Division 27 6 3 0 — 30 6
1908–09[5] Southern League First Division 20 7 1 0 — 21 7
Total 47 13 4 0 — 51 13
Brentford 1909–10[6] Southern League First Division 16 2 0 0 — 16 2
Swindon Town 1909-10[5] Southern League First Division 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1910–11[5] Southern League First Division 6 2 0 0 7[a] 0 13 2
1911–12[5] Southern League First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Swindon Town total 61 15 4 0 7 0 72 15
Total 128 38 15 2 7 0 150 40
  1. ^ Appearances in Southern Professional Charity Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 256. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 254. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  3. ^ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  4. ^ a b c d George Rushton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ^ a b c d e "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – George RUSHTON – Player Profile". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  6. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 360. ISBN 0951526200.
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