Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | c. 1917 | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Date of death | 8 July 1944 (aged 27) [1] | ||
Place of death | Normandy, France | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1934 | Partick Thistle | 0 | (0) |
1934–1938 | Kilbirnie Ladeside | ||
1938–1940 | Cowdenbeath | 46 | (0) |
1940 | → St Johnstone (guest) | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Jordan (1917 – 8 July 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath as a right back. [2] [3]
In 1940, early in the Second World War, Jordan enlisted as a private in the Black Watch. [4] He was killed in the Battle of Normandy on 8 July 1944, while serving with the 7th Battalion, part of the 51st (Highland) Division. [4] Jordan was buried in Ranville War Cemetery. [1]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cowdenbeath | 1937–38 [3] | Scottish Second Division | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
1938–39 [3] | Scottish Second Division | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
Career total | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
Cowdenbeath
Individual
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | c. 1917 | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Date of death | 8 July 1944 (aged 27) [1] | ||
Place of death | Normandy, France | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1934 | Partick Thistle | 0 | (0) |
1934–1938 | Kilbirnie Ladeside | ||
1938–1940 | Cowdenbeath | 46 | (0) |
1940 | → St Johnstone (guest) | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Jordan (1917 – 8 July 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath as a right back. [2] [3]
In 1940, early in the Second World War, Jordan enlisted as a private in the Black Watch. [4] He was killed in the Battle of Normandy on 8 July 1944, while serving with the 7th Battalion, part of the 51st (Highland) Division. [4] Jordan was buried in Ranville War Cemetery. [1]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cowdenbeath | 1937–38 [3] | Scottish Second Division | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
1938–39 [3] | Scottish Second Division | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
Career total | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
Cowdenbeath
Individual