George Badenoch

George Huntley Badenoch (9 April 1882 – 15 June 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop as an outside forward.[1][5] He made over 125 appearances for Southern League clubs Watford, Northampton Town and Tottenham Hotspur.[4][6]

George Badenoch
Personal information
Full name George Huntley Badenoch[1]
Date of birth 9 April 1882
Place of birth Kelton, Scotland[2]
Date of death 15 June 1915(1915-06-15) (aged 32)[3]
Place of death Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée, France[4]
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[2]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1899–1900 Douglas Wanderers
1900–1901 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
1901–1903 Glossop 48 (4)
1903–1906 Watford 80 (9)
1906–1907 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (0)
1907–1909 Northampton Town 47 (1)
Indian Head Thistle
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Badenoch was an engineer by trade and served in the Galloway Rifle Volunteers prior to leaving Scotland for England in 1901.[7] After his football career ended due to a knee injury.[2] Badenoch and his wife emigrated to Canada in January 1910 and reunited with other members of the Badenoch family in Indian Head, Saskatchewan.[7] There, he had two children and played for the local cricket club.[7][8] Badenoch returned to Britain with his family in 1913 and the following year, after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted as a private in the 1st (Western Ontario) Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.[9][10] At the time of his enlistment, he was working as a sales manager.[11] Badenoch was posted to the Western Front with his regiment in February 1915 and saw action at St. Julien and Kitcheners' Wood.[9] He was killed on 15 June 1915, during the Second Action of Givenchy and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial.[3][9]

Honours

Watford

Northampton Town

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 1903–04[12] Southern League Second Division 19 1 2 0 21 1
1904–05[12] Southern League First Division 28 7 4 1 32 8
1905–06[12] 33 1 3 0 36 1
Total 80 9 9 1 89 10
Tottenham Hotspur 1906–07[13] Southern League First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 81 9 9 1 90 10

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 13. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
  3. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  4. "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016 – Players – Atkinson to Bates" (PDF). p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  5. "Badenoch George Northampton Town 1908". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  6. "George Badenoch – Hearts Career – from 07 May 1901 to 07 May 1901". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  7. "George Huntly Badenoch – Professional Footballer (1882–1915)" (PDF). mikerobertsbcn.files.wordpress.com. pp. 16–19. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  8. "Obituaries during the war, 1914–1916". Wisden Cricketer's Almanac. Retrieved 30 July 2020 – via ESPN Cricinfo.
  9. "George Badenoch". www.mehstg.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  10. "George Huntley Badenoch | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  11. "Private George Huntley Badenoch". www.canadiangreatwarproject.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  12. "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016 » Seasons – 1900/01 to 1909/10" (PDF). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  13. "George Huntly Badenoch". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.


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