Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Wight Ritchie [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1889 | ||
Place of birth | West Derby, England | ||
Date of death | (aged 71) | ||
Place of death | Manchester, [1] England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Rossendale United | |||
Chester | |||
19??–1913 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
1913–1915 | Norwich City | ||
1919–1921 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | (6) |
1921–1922 | Reading | 16 | (4) |
1922–192? | Northfleet United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Wight Ritchie (1889 – 6 December 1960) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Reading. [2]
Ritchie was born in 1889 in West Derby, Lancashire, [2] which later became part of Liverpool. He was on the books of Preston North End without appearing in their league team, played Southern League football for Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion, guested for Liverpool during the First World War, [3] and played non-league football for clubs including Rossendale United, Chester and Northfleet United. [1] [4] He died in Manchester in December 1960 at the age of 71. [1] [5]
Ritchie served as a guardsman in the Grenadier Guards during the First World War. [1] [6]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | George Wight Ritchie [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1889 | ||
Place of birth | West Derby, England | ||
Date of death | (aged 71) | ||
Place of death | Manchester, [1] England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Rossendale United | |||
Chester | |||
19??–1913 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
1913–1915 | Norwich City | ||
1919–1921 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | (6) |
1921–1922 | Reading | 16 | (4) |
1922–192? | Northfleet United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Wight Ritchie (1889 – 6 December 1960) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Reading. [2]
Ritchie was born in 1889 in West Derby, Lancashire, [2] which later became part of Liverpool. He was on the books of Preston North End without appearing in their league team, played Southern League football for Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion, guested for Liverpool during the First World War, [3] and played non-league football for clubs including Rossendale United, Chester and Northfleet United. [1] [4] He died in Manchester in December 1960 at the age of 71. [1] [5]
Ritchie served as a guardsman in the Grenadier Guards during the First World War. [1] [6]