George Malcolm (20 June 1889 – 1965) was an English professional football left half who played in the Football League for Fulham, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Durham City and in the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle.[1][3][4]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Malcolm[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1889-06-20)20 June 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Thornaby-on-Tees, England | ||
Date of death | 1965 (aged 75–76)[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1905–1906 | Thornaby St Mark's | ||
1906–1907 | Thornaby St Patrick's | ||
1907–1910 | Darlington St Augustine's | ||
1910 | Fulham | 4 | (1) |
1910–1912 | Plymouth Argyle | 40 | (11) |
1912–1915 | Middlesbrough | 94 | (1) |
1915–1926 | Darlington | 166 | (7) |
1926–1927 | Durham City | 32 | (0) |
Scarborough Penguins | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In 1934, Malcolm was employed at ICI's Billingham Manufacturing Plant, when an escape of ammonia gas resulted in the deaths of 11 workers.[5] In his testimony at the inquest of one victim, Malcolm described how he had to jump for his life, while the deceased was working higher up the structure and could not do so.[5]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Plymouth Argyle | 1910–11[3] | Southern League First Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
1911–12[3] | Southern League First Division | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | |
1912–13[3] | Southern League First Division | 9 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | ||
Middlesbrough | 1912–13[6] | First Division | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
1913–14[6] | First Division | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
1914–15[6] | First Division | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
Total | 94 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 101 | 1 | ||
Darlington | 1919–20[7] | North-Eastern League | [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
1920–21[7] | North-Eastern League | [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
1921–22[7] | Third Division North | 37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
1922–23[7] | Third Division North | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
1923–24[7] | Third Division North | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
1924–25[7] | Third Division North | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
1925–26[7] | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 166 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 189 | 10 | ||
Durham City | 1926–27[8] | Third Division North | 33 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
Career total | 333 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 363 | 22 |
George Malcolm, of 39 Torring Street, Stockton, who is a former Darlington footballer, described how Anderson was caught by the gas while he was working on a platform above witness. Malcolm had to jump for his life.
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