George Kyle
George A. Kyle (6 November 1908 – 1998) was a Scottish footballer who made over 110 appearances in the Scottish League for East Stirlingshire as a goalkeeper.[1] He also played league football for Dunfermline Athletic and Cowdenbeath and also in Wales for Bangor City.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George A Kyle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1998 (aged 89)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Lethans Heatherbell | |||
| –1928 | Kelty Rangers | ||
| 1928–1930 | East Stirlingshire | 75 | (0) |
| 1930–1932 | Cowdenbeath | 7 | |
| 1931–1932 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1932– | Bangor City | ||
| 1935–1936 | East Stirlingshire | 39 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Kyle was the grandfather of footballer Ray Allan.[2] As a territorial, after the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Kyle was called into the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.[2] He went to France as part of the BEF in January 1940 and was later evacuated from Dunkirk.[2] Kyle rose to the rank of sergeant major and after the war he became an amateur entertainer in Fife.[2] He was named Cowdenbeath's "Citizen of the Year" in 1983.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Stirlingshire | 1928–29[1] | Scottish Second Division | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1929–30[1] | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1930–31[1] | 19 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 75 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 0 | ||
| Cowdenbeath | 1930–31[1] | Scottish First Division | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 1931–32[1] | Scottish Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| East Stirlingshire | 1934–35[1] | Scottish Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1935–36[1] | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| East Stirlingshire total | 114 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 119 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 131 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 138 | 0 | ||
References
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- Stark, Jim. "Hometown Heroes (Local Footballers in Profile) – No. 6 – George Kyle". Central Fife Times. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
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