George Woolley

English footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroEnglish footballer
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasMiner Athlete Football player Association football player Military personnel
Work fieldEngineering Military Sports
Gender
Male
Birth1877, Langley Mill, United Kingdom
Death22 July 1917 (aged 40 years)
The details

Biography

George Arthur Woolley (1877 – 22 July 1917) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Chesterfield Town.

Personal life

Prior to the First World War, Woolley worked as a miner in Codnor and Pinxton. At the outbreak of the war, he enlisted in the Sherwood Foresters; due to his profession, he was transferred to the Royal Engineers and joined the 177th Tunnelling Company. He was severely wounded in May 1915, but recovered and returned to his company, which was positioned at Railway Wood, Hooge. On 22 July 1917, Corporal Woolley was supervising a dugout when gas shells hit the position. He went inside the dugout to assist other soldiers, but was killed in the process of doing so. Woolley is commemorated on a memorial at the RE Grave, Railway Wood.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chesterfield Town1901–02Second Division400040
Career total400040
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