Personal information | |||
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Full name | George McArthur Yardley [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 October 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 14 November 2018[2] | (aged 76)||
Place of death | Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper, centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Abbotshall Boy's Brigade | |||
Novar Star Youth | |||
Frances Colliery Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1959–1964 | East Fife | 62 | (17) |
1964 | Forfar Athletic | 4 | (0) |
1965 | St. George-Budapest | ||
1966 | Luton Town | 1 | (0) |
1966–1969 | Tranmere Rovers | 76 | (49) |
1969 | St. George-Budapest | ||
1969–1970 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | (19) |
St. George-Budapest | |||
1973–1974 | Altrincham | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George McArthur Yardley (8 October 1942 – 14 November 2018) was a Scottish footballer. Yardley began his career as a goalkeeper before becoming a centre forward, most notably for Tranmere Rovers.
Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Yardley played his first football as a goalkeeper as an eight-year-old playing for Dunnikier Primary School. However, on moving to Temple Hall Secondary School he was forced to play as a forward because another goalkeeper was already playing. [4] At Frances Colliery Juniors he played mostly as a forward, occasionally playing in goal. [4]
In 1959 he signed an amateur contract with East Fife as a goalkeeper. After sustaining a hand injury in 1960 Yardley switched to primarily playing as a forward though he did play a number of matches in goal. [4] [5] In 1964 Yardley trialled with Forfar Athletic, playing four matches. He then played out the second half of the 1963/1964 season with Montrose. [4]
Yardley played for Australian club St. George-Budapest in three separate stints. He played one season at St. George during the 1965 Australian season after emigrating to Australia in August 1964. [6] [7]
On returning from Australia in October 1966, Yardley trialled for a month with English Fourth Division team Luton Town, playing one match. [4] [8] In November 1966 he moved to Tranmere Rovers. In four seasons between 1966 and 1970 he played 123 matches, scoring 68 goals. [9] He was leading goal scorer for Rovers on four separate occasions. [4] [6] [7] [10]
His second stint in Australia was in 1969 before returning to Tranmere Rovers. [6] At the completion of his career at Tranmere he moved again to Australia. [7] Yardley had a short stint with Altrincham in the 1973–74 season. [5]
Yardley played one match on 5 March 1960 for Scotland Amateurs against Wales at Rugby Park in Kilmarnock, which ended 3-3. [4] [11]
After his football career, Yardley became a design draughtsman on the Wirral. [12] He died on 14 November 2018 in a care home at Dalgety Bay, Fife. [2]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | George McArthur Yardley [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 October 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 14 November 2018[2] | (aged 76)||
Place of death | Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper, centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Abbotshall Boy's Brigade | |||
Novar Star Youth | |||
Frances Colliery Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1959–1964 | East Fife | 62 | (17) |
1964 | Forfar Athletic | 4 | (0) |
1965 | St. George-Budapest | ||
1966 | Luton Town | 1 | (0) |
1966–1969 | Tranmere Rovers | 76 | (49) |
1969 | St. George-Budapest | ||
1969–1970 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | (19) |
St. George-Budapest | |||
1973–1974 | Altrincham | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George McArthur Yardley (8 October 1942 – 14 November 2018) was a Scottish footballer. Yardley began his career as a goalkeeper before becoming a centre forward, most notably for Tranmere Rovers.
Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Yardley played his first football as a goalkeeper as an eight-year-old playing for Dunnikier Primary School. However, on moving to Temple Hall Secondary School he was forced to play as a forward because another goalkeeper was already playing. [4] At Frances Colliery Juniors he played mostly as a forward, occasionally playing in goal. [4]
In 1959 he signed an amateur contract with East Fife as a goalkeeper. After sustaining a hand injury in 1960 Yardley switched to primarily playing as a forward though he did play a number of matches in goal. [4] [5] In 1964 Yardley trialled with Forfar Athletic, playing four matches. He then played out the second half of the 1963/1964 season with Montrose. [4]
Yardley played for Australian club St. George-Budapest in three separate stints. He played one season at St. George during the 1965 Australian season after emigrating to Australia in August 1964. [6] [7]
On returning from Australia in October 1966, Yardley trialled for a month with English Fourth Division team Luton Town, playing one match. [4] [8] In November 1966 he moved to Tranmere Rovers. In four seasons between 1966 and 1970 he played 123 matches, scoring 68 goals. [9] He was leading goal scorer for Rovers on four separate occasions. [4] [6] [7] [10]
His second stint in Australia was in 1969 before returning to Tranmere Rovers. [6] At the completion of his career at Tranmere he moved again to Australia. [7] Yardley had a short stint with Altrincham in the 1973–74 season. [5]
Yardley played one match on 5 March 1960 for Scotland Amateurs against Wales at Rugby Park in Kilmarnock, which ended 3-3. [4] [11]
After his football career, Yardley became a design draughtsman on the Wirral. [12] He died on 14 November 2018 in a care home at Dalgety Bay, Fife. [2]