George Addy

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George Addy
Personnel
Surname George William Addy
birthday April 27, 1891
place of birth Carlton ,  England
date of death 18th November 1971
Place of death Ferry Fryston ,  England
size 180 cm
position Outside runner , middle runner
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
Carlton Victoria
1919-1920 Barnsley FC 1 (0)
1920-1922 Norwich City 31 (6)
1923– Wombwell FC
1 Only league games are given.

George William Addy (born April 27, 1891 in Carlton , † November 18, 1971 in Ferry Fryston , Castleford ) was an English football player .

Career

Addy had served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers during World War I, winning the Nelson League title with Carlton Victoria , a local league with teams from South Yorkshire . In July 1919 he was brought by Percy Sant to the nearby second division FC Barnsley . Addy was nicknamed "Yip-i Addy" at Barnsley. After the departure of team captain Frank Barson to Aston Villa at the end of October 1919, Addy was used in the subsequent home game against Stockport County on the middle runner position. Commenting on Addy's performance in the goalless draw, a correspondent noted: “Addy, the young reserve player promoted to the pivotal position, worked hard but lacked the skills and intuition of the ex-Barnsley captain [Barson] and as a consequence the home strikers often found the ball awkwardly. ”The game was his only appearance for Barnsley, and as the season progressed, the club's officials mostly relied on Jack Gittins .

For the 1920/21 season he was, as well as his two teammates Vic Whitham and George Dobson , committed by Norwich City , which were a former club of the Southern League part of the newly created Football League Third Division . Addy was involved in the club's first ever Football League game, a 1-1 draw with Plymouth Argyle ; During the season he played a total of 27 league games, where he competed in the runner series with George "Pompey" Martin , Reg Wilkinson and Harry Hopewell for the three starting positions. With five league goals, two of which came from a penalty, he was the third-best scorer of his team after George Travers (14 goals) and Bob Dennison (6) and was regularly highlighted in game reports, including against Crystal Palace ("great game") and Grimsby Town ("capital game"). For the following season , in addition to Martin and Wilkinson, the two newcomers Charles Bradbrook and Sid Scott were given preference, so that Addy only made four season appearances before he left the club at the end of the season.

In August 1923 he appeared at a pre-season game for Wombwell FC , which also included former Barnsley players Willie Low and Jimmy Retford . In the press, the strong Addy – Low external runners were particularly emphasized. At the beginning of the season team captain in the Midland League , he was ousted in September by William Sykes from the team and subsequently played with the reserves in the Yorkshire League .

Addy earned his living after his professional career as a Hauer ( Colliery Underground Face Worker ) in the mining industry .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Mike Davage: Glorious Canaries - Past and Present 1902-1994 . Norwich City FC Ltd, Norfolk 1994, ISBN 0-9523857-0-8 , pp. 11 .
  2. ↑ a b WOMBWELL WAY. . In: Star Green 'un , September 29, 1923, p. 6.  (link subject to charge)
  3. ↑ BARNSLEY. Miss a Pile of Chances Against Stockport. . In: Star Green 'un , October 25, 1919, p. 2.  (link subject to charge)
  4. ↑ YESTERDAY'S FOOTBALL. Grecians and Norwich Draw at Exeeter . In: Western Times , September 2, 1920, p. 3.  (paid link)
  5. ↑ cf. Mike Davage, John Eastwood, Kevan Platt: Canary Citizens Centenary Edition - The Official History of Norwich City FC Jarrold Publishing, Norwich 2001, ISBN 0-7117-2020-7 , pp. 271 .
  6. ↑ NORWICH v. CRYSTAL PALACE. . In: Norwood News , September 17, 1920, p. 1.  (paid link)
  7. ↑ GRIMSBY'S ATTACK. . In: Athletic News , January 10, 1921, p. 6.  (link with costs)
  8. ^ Teams for Wombwell Practice. . In: Sheffield Daily Telegraph , August 17, 1923, p. 6.  (paid link)
  9. ^ Wombwell's Good Half-backs. . In: Sheffield Daily Telegraph , August 20, 1923, p. 8.  (paid link)
  10. ^ Wombwell Men Injured. . In: Sheffield Daily Telegraph , Aug 31, 1923, p. 9.  (paid link)
  11. ^ Wombwell's One Change. . In: Sheffield Daily Telegraph , September 20, 1923, p. 8.  (paid link)
  12. ↑ WOMBWELL CONFIDENT. . In: Sheffield Daily Telegraph , October 3, 1923, p. 8.  (paid link)
  13. ^ Wombwell's teams. . In: Sheffield Daily Telegraph , November 21, 1923, p. 8.  (paid link)
personal data
SURNAME Addy, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Addy, George William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH April 27, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Carlton (West Yorkshire)
DATE OF DEATH 18th November 1971
Place of death Ferry Fryston , Castleford