George Showell

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George Showell
Personnel
Surname George William Showell
birthday February 9, 1934
place of birth Bilston ,  England
date of death December 18, 2012
Place of death Wrexham ,  Wales
position Defense
Juniors
Years station
1949-1951 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1951-1965 Wolverhampton Wanderers 200 (3)
1965-1966 Bristol City 11 (0)
1966-1968 Wrexham AFC 48 (1)
1 Only league games are given.

George William Showell (born February 9, 1934 in Bilston , † December 18, 2012 in Wrexham ) was an English football player . The defender was active for more than a decade for Wolverhampton Wanderers and was one of the regulars from 1959 and especially when he won the FA Cup in 1960 .

Athletic career

Showell joined the Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1949 and after rising to the professional level in August 1951, the young defender played long for the club's reserves before making his debut for the first on April 2, 1955 against Preston North End (1-1) Crew gave. This was the prelude to a series of missions as a substitute for Eddie Stuart in the closing stages of the 1954/55 season, but the sporting breakthrough was still a long time coming and steered when he won the English championship twice in the seasons 1957/58 and 1958/59 he only played a total of 15 appearances - one of his rare highlights was a friendly win against Real Madrid in 1957 . The resignation of Billy Wright in 1959 finally prepared his way into the team and Showell completed the last three games on the way to winning the FA Cup in 1960; he also won the Charity Shield trophy twice . Showell was now regularly used by coach Stan Cullis in defense in the center and on the flank, and occasionally as a striker. In the first half of the 1960s Showell was now a regular with the "Wolves". By 1965 he played exactly 200 league games before he said goodbye with a bitter relegation towards the second division side Bristol City .

He spent barely 18 months in Bristol before joining AFC Wrexham in Wales . There he let his active career end until 1968 and afterwards he was part of the coaching staff there until 1990 (as assistant, cotrainer, interim coach and physiotherapist). He died at the age of 78 in his adopted Welsh home.

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  1. ↑ Shock Death Of George Showell (Wolves Heroes)
personal data
SURNAME Showell, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Showell, George William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Bilston
DATE OF DEATH December 18, 2012
Place of death Wrexham