George Salvidge

George Salvidge
Personal information
Full name George Brown Salvidge
Date of birth (1919-12-00)December 1919[1]
Place of birth Bridlington, England[2]
Date of death 23 November 1941(1941-11-23) (aged 21)[3]
Place of death Tobruk, Libya
Position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934 Southcoates Lane Old Boys
1935 Beverley White Star
1936–1939 Hull City 4 (1)
1939 Burton Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Brown Salvidge (December 1919 – 23 November 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Hull City.[2]

Personal life

Salvidge served as a lance corporal in the York and Lancaster Regiment during the Second World War.[3] He was killed at Tobruk on 23 November 1941 and was buried at the Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma.[3][4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hull City 1938–39 Third Division North[1] 4 1 0 0 4 1
Career total 4 1 0 0 4 1

References

  1. 1 2 "333 George Salvidge". On Cloud Seven. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 George Salvidge at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. 1 2 3 "Casualty Details: George Brown Salvidge". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.


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