George Boardman (footballer, born 1943)

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George Boardman
Personal information
Full name George Boardman [1]
Date of birth (1943-08-14) 14 August 1943 (age 79)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Petershill
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1963 Queen's Park 54 (16)
1963–1969 Shrewsbury Town 176 (50)
1969–1973 Barnsley 126 (14)
St Johnstone
Buxton
Total356+(80+)
International career
1963 Scotland Amateur 4 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Boardman (born 14 August 1943) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Active in both Scotland and England between 1960 and 1973, Boardman made over 350 League appearances, scoring nearly 100 goals.

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Playing career

Born in Glasgow, Boardman began his career with Petershill, before playing in the Scottish Football League with Queen's Park, and in the English Football League with Shrewsbury Town and Barnsley. [2] He finished his playing career with spells at St Johnstone and Buxton. [3]

He was also a Scotland Amateur international in 1963. [4]

Later career

After retiring as a player due to injury he became a scout, working for Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough, Hibernian, Bradford City and Swansea City. [5]

Personal life

His father George and son Craig, were also professional footballers. [5]

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References

  1. "George Boardman". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. "Player profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  3. George Boardman at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). pp. 10–22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Ex-Red George still on the lookout for the next Gazza". Barnsley Chronicle.