George Elmore
Personal information
Full name George V. Elmore[1]
Date of birth 1880
Place of birth Witton, England
Date of death 1 July 1916 (aged 36)[2]
Place of death Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France[3]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1897 Witton Villa
1897–1898 Northwich Victoria
1898–1899 Broadheath
1899–1900 Winnington Park
1900–1902 Witton Albion
1902–1903 Broadheath
1903 West Bromwich Albion 3 (1)
1903–1904 Bristol Rovers 21 (5)
1904 Witton Albion
1904–1907 Altrincham
1907–1909 Glossop 34 (14)
1909–1910 Blackpool 34 (6)
1910–1912 Partick Thistle 52 (18)
1912–1917 St Mirren 62 (17)
1914 → Witton Albion (loan)
1915 → St Bernard's (loan) 4 (1)
1915 → Broxburn United (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George V. Elmore (1880 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop, Blackpool and West Bromwich Albion as a forward.[4][5][6] He also played in the Scottish League for St Mirren and Partick Thistle and is regarded as Altrincham's 'first star player'.[7]

Personal life

Elmore worked in the salt trade in Northwich.[7] In September 1914, one month after Britain's entry into the First World War, he enlisted in the Royal Scots.[7] Elmore was deployed on the Western Front in January 1916 and was serving as a lance corporal when he was killed in Sausage Valley on the first day of the Somme.[7][3] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 1902–03[8] First Division 3 1 1 0 4 1
Bristol Rovers 1903–04[9] Southern League First Division 21 5 3 0 24 5
Partick Thistle 1910–11[1] Scottish League First Division 32 12 2 3 34 15
1911–12[1] 20 6 2 0 22 6
Total 52 18 4 3 56 21
St Mirren 1912–13[1] Scottish League First Division 34 9 4 3 38 12
1913–14[1] 28 8 4 0 32 8
Total 62 17 8 3 70 20
Career total 138 41 16 6 154 47

Honours

Witton Albion

Altrincham

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Lance Corporal George Elmore" (PDF). Lochnagar Crater. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 92. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  5. ^ "The players we lost in war". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ^ "A to M". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Laidlar, John. "Alty Legends part 27". Altrincham FC Official Web Site. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1902/03". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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