Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Ernest Kenworthy [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1887 [1] | ||
Place of birth | Matlock, England [1] | ||
Date of death | 10 November 1917 (aged 29) [2] | ||
Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium [2] | ||
Position(s) | Inside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Matlock | |||
–1907 | Manningham Recreational | ||
1907–1908 | Bradford City | 2 | (1) |
1907 | → Guiseley Celtic (loan) | ||
1907–1908 | → Guiseley Celtic (loan) | ||
–1909 | Sutton Junction | ||
1909–1910 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Ernest Kenworthy (1887 – 10 November 1917) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City as an inside right. [3]
Kenworthy signed for Bradford City in April 1907 from Manningham Recreational. [4] During his time with the club he made two appearances in the Football League, scoring once. [5] He left Valley Parade in 1908 and signed for Midland League club Huddersfield Town in 1909, [4] for whom he made 20 appearances and scored six goals. [6]
Kenworthy trained to be a teacher at Peterborough Training College and eventually became headmaster of Matlock Town Schools by 1914. [6] After enlisting in Matlock, [7] he served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War and was killed by a shell on the Western Front in November 1917. [6] Kenworthy was buried in Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium and left a widow and a child. [2] [6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bradford City | 1906–07 [6] | Second Division | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
1907–08 [6] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
Huddersfield Town | 1909–10 [8] | Midland League | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 6 |
Career total | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 7 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | George Ernest Kenworthy [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1887 [1] | ||
Place of birth | Matlock, England [1] | ||
Date of death | 10 November 1917 (aged 29) [2] | ||
Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium [2] | ||
Position(s) | Inside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Matlock | |||
–1907 | Manningham Recreational | ||
1907–1908 | Bradford City | 2 | (1) |
1907 | → Guiseley Celtic (loan) | ||
1907–1908 | → Guiseley Celtic (loan) | ||
–1909 | Sutton Junction | ||
1909–1910 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Ernest Kenworthy (1887 – 10 November 1917) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City as an inside right. [3]
Kenworthy signed for Bradford City in April 1907 from Manningham Recreational. [4] During his time with the club he made two appearances in the Football League, scoring once. [5] He left Valley Parade in 1908 and signed for Midland League club Huddersfield Town in 1909, [4] for whom he made 20 appearances and scored six goals. [6]
Kenworthy trained to be a teacher at Peterborough Training College and eventually became headmaster of Matlock Town Schools by 1914. [6] After enlisting in Matlock, [7] he served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War and was killed by a shell on the Western Front in November 1917. [6] Kenworthy was buried in Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium and left a widow and a child. [2] [6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bradford City | 1906–07 [6] | Second Division | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
1907–08 [6] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
Huddersfield Town | 1909–10 [8] | Midland League | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 6 |
Career total | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 7 |