George Eastham, Sr.

George Eastham

Personal information
Full name	George Richard Eastham
Date of birth	13 August 1914
Place of birth	Blackpool, England
Date of death	January 2000 (aged 85)[1]
Place of death	South Africa
Playing position	Inside forward
Youth career
–	Cambridge Juniors
–1932	South Shore Wednesday
1932–1933	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933–1937	Bolton Wanderers	114	(16)
1937–1938	Brentford	49	(1)
1938–1947	Blackpool	44	(9)
-	→ Birmingham City (war guest)	16	(3)
-	→ Bolton Wanderers (war guest)	8	(2)
-	→ Brentford (war guest)	2	(0)
-	→ York City (war guest)	4	(0)
-	→ Mansfield Town (war guest)	1	(0)
-	→ Millwall (war guest)	2	(1)
-	→ Queens Park Rangers (war guest)	8	(2)
1947–1948	Swansea Town	15	(0)
1948–1949	Rochdale	2	(0)
1949–1950	Lincoln City	27	(1)
1950–1951	Hyde United	18	(5)
1951–1953	Winsford United
1953–1958	Ards	68	(13)
National team
1935	England	1	(0)
Teams managed
1953–1958	Ards
1958–1959	Accrington Stanley
1959–1964	Distillery
1964–1970	Ards
–1972	Hellenic F.C.
1972–1974	Glentoran
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

George Richard Eastham (13 August 1914 - January 2000) was an English footballer and manager. As an inside forward, he represented England once at international level^[2] and played for Bolton Wanderers, Brentford, Blackpool, Swansea Town, Rochdale and Lincoln City. He is the father of George Eastham and the brother of Harry Eastham.

References

1. "England Players - George Eastham". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
2. "englandstats.com - A Complete Database of England Internationals Since 1872". englandstats.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

• "Football Obituaries - Eastham, George Richard". 11v11.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.