Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Millar Sweet [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Cathcart, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1969 (aged 71–72) [1] | ||
Place of death | Longforgan, Scotland | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
c. 1937 | Solway Star | ||
1948–1951 | Cowdenbeath |
George Millar Sweet (1897–1969) was Scottish football manager who managed Scottish League club Cowdenbeath and junior club Solway Star. [2] [3] He also served Cowdenbeath as treasurer, secretary and was a member of the club's board. [1]
Sweet managed Scottish League Second Division club Cowdenbeath between 9 August 1948 and 21 April 1951. [3] His highest placing was fifth in the 1949–50 season and he left the role with a record of 45 wins, 18 draws and 53 defeats in all competitions. [2] [4]
In September 1916, in the middle of the First World War, Sweet was working as a bank clerk and enlisted in the Machine Gun Corps. [1] By the end of the war in November 1918, he was serving in the Tank Corps. [1] Sweet returned to his banking job and became a manager with Royal Bank of Scotland. [1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Millar Sweet [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Cathcart, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1969 (aged 71–72) [1] | ||
Place of death | Longforgan, Scotland | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
c. 1937 | Solway Star | ||
1948–1951 | Cowdenbeath |
George Millar Sweet (1897–1969) was Scottish football manager who managed Scottish League club Cowdenbeath and junior club Solway Star. [2] [3] He also served Cowdenbeath as treasurer, secretary and was a member of the club's board. [1]
Sweet managed Scottish League Second Division club Cowdenbeath between 9 August 1948 and 21 April 1951. [3] His highest placing was fifth in the 1949–50 season and he left the role with a record of 45 wins, 18 draws and 53 defeats in all competitions. [2] [4]
In September 1916, in the middle of the First World War, Sweet was working as a bank clerk and enlisted in the Machine Gun Corps. [1] By the end of the war in November 1918, he was serving in the Tank Corps. [1] Sweet returned to his banking job and became a manager with Royal Bank of Scotland. [1]