George Furr
British association football player
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| Intro | British association football player | |||||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |||||
| was | Athlete Football player Association football player | |||||
| Work field | Sports | |||||
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| Birth | 14 August 1885, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, London, United Kingdom | |||||
| Death | 2 January 1967Letchworth Garden City, North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (aged 81 years) | |||||
| Star sign | Leo | |||||
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Biography
George Melville Furr (14 August 1885 – 2 January 1967) was an English professional football outside right who played in the Football League for Manchester City.
Personal life
Furr's three brothers, Harry, Vic and Willie, also played professional football and his son played football as an amateur. His sisters Amelia and Miriam married footballers William Grimes and George Payne respectively. Furr followed his father into fishmongery and built up a number of fishmongers and chip shops across Hertfordshire.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Watford | 1907–08 | Southern League First Division | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| 1908–09 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| Manchester City | 1909–10 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Croydon Common | 1911–12 | Southern League Second Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Total | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||