Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Arthur Woolley [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1877 [2] | ||
Place of birth | Langley Mill, England | ||
Date of death | 22 July 1917 | (aged 39–40)||
Place of death | Hooge, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Ilkeston Town | |||
Staveley | |||
1901–1902 | Chesterfield Town | 4 | (0) |
Ilkeston Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Arthur Woolley (1877 – 22 July 1917) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Chesterfield Town. [2]
Prior to the First World War, Woolley worked as a miner in Codnor and Pinxton. [3] [4] At the outbreak of the war, he enlisted in the Sherwood Foresters; due to his profession, he was transferred to the Royal Engineers and joined the 177th Tunnelling Company. [3] He was severely wounded in May 1915, but recovered and returned to his company, which was positioned at Railway Wood, Hooge. [3] On 22 July 1917, Corporal Woolley was supervising a dugout when gas shells hit the position. [3] [4] He went inside the dugout to assist other soldiers, but was killed in the process of doing so. [3] [4] Woolley is commemorated on a memorial at the RE Grave, Railway Wood. [1]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Chesterfield Town | 1901–02 [2] | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | George Arthur Woolley [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1877 [2] | ||
Place of birth | Langley Mill, England | ||
Date of death | 22 July 1917 | (aged 39–40)||
Place of death | Hooge, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Ilkeston Town | |||
Staveley | |||
1901–1902 | Chesterfield Town | 4 | (0) |
Ilkeston Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Arthur Woolley (1877 – 22 July 1917) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Chesterfield Town. [2]
Prior to the First World War, Woolley worked as a miner in Codnor and Pinxton. [3] [4] At the outbreak of the war, he enlisted in the Sherwood Foresters; due to his profession, he was transferred to the Royal Engineers and joined the 177th Tunnelling Company. [3] He was severely wounded in May 1915, but recovered and returned to his company, which was positioned at Railway Wood, Hooge. [3] On 22 July 1917, Corporal Woolley was supervising a dugout when gas shells hit the position. [3] [4] He went inside the dugout to assist other soldiers, but was killed in the process of doing so. [3] [4] Woolley is commemorated on a memorial at the RE Grave, Railway Wood. [1]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Chesterfield Town | 1901–02 [2] | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |