George Tidy
George Tidy (born 28 July 1930 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper during the 1950s.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Thomas Tidy | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 1930 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1949 | Royston Rosebery | unknown | |
1949–1952 | Edinburgh City | unknown | |
1952 | Dunfermline Athletic | 11 | |
1952–1955 | Brechin City | 124 | |
1956 | Arniston Rangers | unknown | |
1956–1957 | Berwick Rangers | 15 | |
1957 | Peebles Rovers | unknown | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2011 |
Although he initially started as a centre-half with Royston Rosebery in 1946, he played in goal shortly before being transferred to Edinburgh City during the 1949-50 season. He joined Dunfermline Athletic at the start of the 1951-52 season, who at the time were in the Scottish Football League "B" Division. He made eleven first-team appearances; 9 in the league and 2 in the Supplementary Cup before moving on to Brechin City FC at the start of the 1952-53 season.
George was part of the Brechin City team which won the Scottish Football League "C" Division Championship title in the 1953-54 season and was the youngest member of the team. He was the only member of the Brechin City team to play in all 42 games during the 1952-53 season and all 40 games during the Championship winning season of 1953-54. He was freed at the end of the 1954-55 season and joined junior side Arniston Rangers FC in June 1956. But he returned to Senior football with Berwick Rangers FC in October 1956 making 13 league appearances and 2 in the Scottish Cup before leaving Senior football in August 1957. He then returned to the Junior ranks to complete his playing career with Peebles Rovers FC.
Honours
References
- "Dunfermline". Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- "Berwick". Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- "Brechin". Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- "www.scottishleague.net • View topic — George Tidy". Scottishleague.net. 28 October 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- "George Tidy". Sites.google.com. Retrieved 11 October 2011.