George Furr

George Melville Furr (14 August 1885 – 2 January 1967) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Manchester City.[1]

George Furr
Personal information
Full name George Melville Furr[1]
Date of birth 14 August 1885[2]
Place of birth Barnet, England[2]
Date of death 2 January 1967(1967-01-02) (aged 81)[2]
Place of death Letchworth, England[2]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hitchin St John's
Hitchin Town
1906 Biggleswade
1906–1909 Watford 37 (3)
1909–1910 Manchester City 3 (0)
1911–1912 Croydon Common 2 (0)
1912 Watford 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Furr's three brothers, Harry, Vic and Willie, also played professional football and his son played football as an amateur.[3] His sisters Amelia and Miriam married footballers William Grimes and George Payne respectively.[2] Furr followed his father into fishmongery and built up a number of fishmongers and chip shops across Hertfordshire.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 1907–08[4] Southern League First Division 20 3 0 0 20 3
1908–09[4] 17 0 3 0 20 0
Total 37 3 3 0 40 3
Manchester City 1909–10[2] Second Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Croydon Common 1911–12[2] Southern League Second Division 2 0 1 0 3 0
Career Total 42 3 4 0 46 3

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 105. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Furr George Melville" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Alan Futter. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. "Players – Forbes to Geijo" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. p. 23. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. "Seasons – 1900/01 to 1909/10" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 6 January 2019.


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