George Rushton

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George Rushton (October 1881 – 1964) was an English footballer who played on the wing for Burslem Port Vale, Barrow, Brighton & Hove Albion, Hull City, Swindon Town, Brentford, and Goole Town at the start of the 20th century.

Career

Rushton played for Leek Broughs before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1901.[1] He scored his first goal in the English Football League in a 3–0 win over Leicester Fosse at the Athletic Ground on 12 October.[1] He was a regular in the first-team until losing his place in March 1902.[1] He scored five goals in 20 Second Division appearances and scored one goal in three FA Cup games in the 1901–02 season.[1] He joined Barrow in the summer of 1902 but re-signed with Port Vale in January 1903.[1] He played the last two games of the season and scored in a 2–1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 18 April and then bagged another goal two days later in a 2–0 win over Barnsley.[1] He moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion,[2] later playing for Hull City – where he is credited for scoring the first two recorded goals in that team's history - Swindon Town (in two spells), Brentford and Goole Town.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burslem Port Vale 1901–02[3] Second Division 20 5 3 1 — 23 6
Burslem Port Vale 1902–03[3] Second Division 2 2 0 0 — 2 2
Burslem Port Vale total 22 7 4 1 — 26 8
Hull City 1905–06[3] Second Division 15 8 5 1 — 20 9
1906–07[3] Second Division 14 6 2 0 — 16 6
Total 29 14 7 1 — 36 15
Swindon Town 1907–08[4] Southern League First Division 27 6 3 0 — 30 6
1908–09[4] Southern League First Division 20 7 1 0 — 21 7
Total 47 13 4 0 — 51 13
Brentford 1909–10[5] Southern League First Division 16 2 0 0 — 16 2
Swindon Town 1909-10[4] Southern League First Division 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1910–11[4] Southern League First Division 6 2 0 0 7[lower-alpha 1] 0 13 2
1911–12[4] Southern League First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Swindon Town total 61 15 4 0 7 0 72 15
Total 128 38 15 2 7 0 150 40
  1. ↑ Appearances in Southern Professional Charity Cup

References

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