Ben George

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Ben George
Personal information
Full name Ben William George [1]
Date of birth (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sutton Coldfield Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Walsall 1 (0)
2014 Chasetown
2014–2015 Rugby Town 25 (1)
2015–2017 Leamington 60 (2)
2017–2018 Stamford 45 (7)
2018– Sutton Coldfield Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2018 (UTC)

Ben William George (born 14 November 1993) is an English former professional footballer who plays for Sutton Coldfield Town. A right back, he started his career at Walsall, before dropping into non-League football and playing for Chasetown, Rugby Town, Leamington and Stamford.

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Career

Walsall signed George from their youth team in June 2012. [2] He made his professional debut in a 0–0 draw away at Brentford in February 2013. [3] He played the full 90 minutes and earned praise from manager Dean Smith for his performance. [4] However, Walsall released George in May 2014 with no further appearances. [5]

George then signed with Chasetown, but moved on to Rugby Town in September. [6] George made 25 league appearances for the club during the 2014–15 season. [7] In June 2015, he signed for Leamington, a club he had previously had a trial with after leaving Walsall. [8] After regular appearances in his first season, George struggled in competition with Richard Taundry for game time at right wing-back. [9] He then moved on to Stamford for the 2017–18 season. [10] Made 45 appearances for the club in a season where the narrowly missed out on promotion to bedworth in the play off final, [11] and left the club after being unable to commit to training twice a week. [12] He subsequently signed for Sutton Coldfield Town and was immediately in the starting 11. [13] [14] [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jamie Tank signs for Wolves as Walsall sign four on pro contracts". BBC Sport. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Brentford 0-0 Walsall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Dean Smith hails Walsall FC debutant Ben George". Express and Star. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Craig Westcarr: Walsall release top scorer in eight-man clear-out". BBC Sport. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Town seek FA Cup tonic + pic Rugby Observer, 10 September 2014
  7. ↑ Ben George Rugby Town F.C.
  8. ↑ Leamington swoop to land George from Rugby Town Leamington Courier, 2 June 2015
  9. ↑ Edwards, Paul. "Richard Gregory and Ben George depart". leamingtonfc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Drury makes second important new signing for Stamford Stamford and Rutland Sports News, 12 June 2017
  11. ↑ Ben George Returns Stamford A.F.C.
  12. ↑ Near neighbours have recruited well during the summer says Stamford boss Stamford Mercury, 23 August 2018
  13. ↑ Neil Tooth adds to squad Southern Football League, 21 August 2018
  14. ↑ Tilley, David (22 August 2018). "STEELMEN KICK OFF THEIR HOME PROGRAMME WITH A WIN - News - First Team". Corby Town FC. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "First Team Match Report - Sutton Coldfield Town vs Gresley FC". Gresley FC Online. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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