George Malcolm (footballer)

George Malcolm (20 June 1889 – 1965) was an English professional football left half who played in the Football League for Fulham, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Durham City and in the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle.[1][3][4]

George Malcolm
Personal information
Full name George Malcolm[1]
Date of birth (1889-06-20)20 June 1889
Place of birth Thornaby-on-Tees, England
Date of death 1965 (aged 7576)[1]
Height 5 ft 9 12 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1906 Thornaby St Mark's
1906–1907 Thornaby St Patrick's
1907–1910 Darlington St Augustine's
1910 Fulham 4 (1)
1910–1912 Plymouth Argyle 40 (11)
1912–1915 Middlesbrough 94 (1)
1915–1926 Darlington 166 (7)
1926–1927 Durham City 32 (0)
Scarborough Penguins
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

In 1934, Malcolm was employed at ICI's Billingham Manufacturing Plant, when an escape of ammonia gas resulted in the deaths of 11 workers.[5] In his testimony at the inquest of one victim, Malcolm described how he had to jump for his life, while the deceased was working higher up the structure and could not do so.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 1910–11[3] Southern League First Division 520052
1911–12[3] Southern League First Division26900269
1912–13[3] Southern League First Division9090
Total 4011004011
Middlesbrough 1912–13[6] First Division 25040290
1913–14[6] First Division35110361
1914–15[6] First Division34020360
Total 941701011
Darlington 1919–20[7] North-Eastern League[lower-alpha 1]15051
1920–21[7] North-Eastern League[lower-alpha 1]23032
1921–22[7] Third Division North37340413
1922–23[7] Third Division North37120391
1923–24[7] Third Division North41240452
1924–25[7] Third Division North42150471
1925–26[7] Second Division900090
Total 1661023018910
Durham City 1926–27[8] Third Division North330330
Career total 3332230036322
  1. Source lists North-Eastern League results and scorers but not lineups.

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 195. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. "League Clubs and their Player for the Coming Season: The Northern Section: Darlington". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
  3. Scallan, Trevor. "George Malcolm". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. "Malcolm George Darlington 1926". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  5. "The Billingham Disaster: Graphic Inquest Stories". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 4 May 1934. p. 5 via British Newspaper Archive. George Malcolm, of 39 Torring Street, Stockton, who is a former Darlington footballer, described how Anderson was caught by the gas while he was working on a platform above witness. Malcolm had to jump for his life.
  6. "George Malcolm". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  7. Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 15, 21–27. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
  8. Dykes, Garth (2010). Durham City FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-905891-42-9.


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