George Ritchie (footballer)

George Ritchie

Personal information
Full name	George Thompson Ritchie
Date of birth	16 January 1904
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	10 September 1978 (aged 74)
Playing position	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923–1924	Blackburn Rovers	2	(0)
1924–1928	Falkirk	?	(?)
1928–1937	Leicester City	247	(12)
1937–1939	Colchester United	20	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

George Thompson Ritchie (16 January 1904 – 10 September 1978) was a Scottish footballer who played in The Football League as a wing half.

Career

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Ritchie played as a wing half for English clubs Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City and Colchester United and in Scotland for Fakirk.

He was part of the Leicester City side which finished in the club's highest ever league finish of runners-up in 1928-29. He returned to Leicester's coaching staff under the management of former team-mate Johnny Duncan between 1946–1949.^[1]

Honours

Club

Leicester City^[2][3]

• Football League First Division Runner-up (1): 1928–29
• Football League Second Division Winner (1): 1936–37

Colchester United^[4]

• Southern Football League Cup Winner (1): 1937–38

References

1. • Smith, Dave & Taylor, Paul: "Of Fossils and Foxes" (ISBN 1905411944).
2. "Tier One (Premier League) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
3. "Tier Two (Championship) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
4. "Southern League Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.

External links

• Dave Smith & Paul Taylor (2010). Of Fossils and Foxes. ISBN 1-905411-94-4.
• George Ritchie at Coludata.co.uk