Douglas George
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 September 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Durham, England[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1974 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1980 | Haarlem | ||
| 1982–1984 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Douglas George (born 21 September 1953), also known as Doug George, is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Netherlands for Haarlem and Sparta Rotterdam.[1]
He began his career at the Aston Villa Academy in England, and appeared in their 1972 FA Youth Cup winning campaign.[2] In early 1972 George scored two goals for Villa in their 5th round FA Youth Cup replay at Villa Park in a 3–0 win against Chelsea, taking them through to the quarter-finals.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Douglas George at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com.
- ^ Abrahams, Daniel (2022). '71/'72 Football's Greatest Season? (1st ed.). Pitch Publishing (Brighton) Limited. ISBN 9781801500401.
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Durham, England
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- HFC Haarlem players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Eredivisie players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- English football defender, 1950s birth stubs