George Aimer

George Aimer (27 October 1897 – 5 June 1935) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Fulham for two years,[1] and spent roughly the same period with each of Dundee Hibernian, Dundee and Third Lanark in his homeland.[2]

George Aimer
Personal information
Full name George Anderson Aimer
Date of birth 27 October 1897
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 5 June 1935(1935-06-05) (aged 37)
Place of death Dundee, Scotland
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Eastern Juniors
1919–1921 Dundee Hibernian
1921–1923 Dundee 29 (0)
1923–1925 Fulham 16 (0)
1925–1927 Third Lanark 59 (0)
1927 Providence
1929 Fall River
1931 New York Giants
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 1927 he moved to the United States and signed with Providence of the American Soccer League. In the spring of 1931, he played for Fall River and finished his career with the New York Giants in the fall of 1931.

Aimer was killed in an accident during the demolition of a wall at Polepark Works, Dundee, on 5 June 1935, aged 37. Having seen that the tottering wall would bring down with it a heavy roof beam, and fearing that one of his workmates was in danger, he dashed through a doorway, being struck in the head by the falling beam.[3]

References
  1. Michael Joyce. The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939. ISBN 1899468676.
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Daily Worker, 10 Jun. 1935
  • Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
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