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English footballer

George Salvidge
Personal information
Full name George Brown Salvidge
Date of birth (1919-12-00)December 1919
Place of birth Bridlington, England
Date of death 23 November 1941(1941-11-23) (aged 21)
Place of death Tobruk, Libya
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934 Southcoates Lane Old Boys
1935 Beverley White Star
1936–1939 Hull City 4 (1)
1939 Burton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Brown Salvidge (December 1919 – 23 November 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Hull City.

Personal life

Salvidge served as a lance corporal in the York and Lancaster Regiment during the Second World War. He was killed at Tobruk on 23 November 1941 and was buried at the Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hull City 1938–39 Third Division North 4 1 0 0 4 1
Career total 4 1 0 0 4 1

References

  1. ^ "333 George Salvidge". On Cloud Seven. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. ^ George Salvidge at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Casualty Details: George Brown Salvidge". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.


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