George Davie (footballer)

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George Alexander Davie
Personal information
Full name George Davie
Date of birth 19 April 1864
Place of birth Cardross, Scotland
Position(s) Centre-forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1887 Renton
1888–1889 Everton 2 (0)
1889–1890 Sunderland
1890–1891 Renton
1891–1892 Royal Arsenal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Davie was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Everton. [1]

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Background

George Davie was signed by Everton to strengthen their attack. [2]

League & Everton debut

Centre-forward was a problem position for Everton in 1888–89. He was the eighth player to play at centre-forward when he was picked to lead the attack against Burnley on 24 November 1888 at Anfield, Liverpool. Everton won the toss and played with the wind at their backs. It worked. Edgar Chadwick made it 1–0, J Coyne added the second and James Costley made it three via a deflection. Everton 3–0 Burnley at half-time. With the wind at their backs Burnley got into the game and reduced Everton's first-half lead to 3–2. There were chances at both ends but it finished Everton 3–2 Burnley. [3]

Playing record

Davie played two in a row at centre-forward. However after the beating Everton took from West Bromwich Albion (4-1) at Anfield on 1 December 1888 Davie was dropped for the rest of the season. Everton finished eighth in the League scoring 35 goals, the second lowest tally by a League team in that first season. [4]

After Everton

Davie left Everton in April 1889 and joined Sunderland. He never played top-flight football again.

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References

  1. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN   1-899468-67-6.
  2. ↑ Matthews, Tony (2004). Who's Who of Everton. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN   1-84018-819-7.
  3. ↑ Metcalf, Mark (2013). The Origins of the Football League. Amberley. ISBN   978-1-4456-1881-4.
  4. ↑ "English National Football Archive" . Retrieved 15 February 2018. (registration & fee required)
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