Jump to content

George Cannon (footballer)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

George Cannon
Personal information
Full name George Frederick Cannon[1]
Date of birth (1891-02-15)15 February 1891[1]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England[1]
Date of death 4 January 1951(1951-01-04) (aged 59)[2]
Place of death Windsor, England
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Richmond St. Elizabeth
Mortlake Church Wanderers
Mortlake Institute
Mortlake Wednesday
0000–1914 Tooting
1914 Fulham 6 (5)
1919 Brentford 6 (1)
1920–1921 Wimbledon
Margate
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Frederick Cannon (15 February 1891 – 4 January 1951) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for Fulham.[1][2][3]

Personal life

[edit]

Cannon worked as a private secretary and served in the Royal Air Force during the First World War.[4][5]

Career statistics

[edit]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 1914–15[6] Second Division 6 5 0 0 6 5
Brentford 1919–20[3] Southern League First Division 6 1 6 1
Career total 12 6 0 0 12 6

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 51. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Players: George Cannon". www.historicaldons.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 365. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ George Cannon on Lives of the First World War
  5. ^ "Fulham Players and the First World War". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ^ "George Cannon". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 12 January 2017.