George Kyle
Scottish footballer
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George A. Kyle (6 November 1908 – 1998) was a Scottish footballer who made over 110 appearances in the Scottish League for East Stirlingshire as a goalkeeper.[2] He also played league football for Dunfermline Athletic and Cowdenbeath and also in Wales for Bangor City.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 November 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1998 (aged 89)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Lethans Heatherbell | |||
| –1928 | Kelty Rangers | ||
| 1928–1930 | East Stirlingshire | 75 | (0) |
| 1930–1932 | Cowdenbeath | 7 | |
| 1931–1932 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1932– | Bangor City | ||
| 1935–1936 | East Stirlingshire | 39 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Kyle was the grandfather of footballer Ray Allan.[1] As a territorial, after the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Kyle was called into the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.[1] He went to France as part of the BEF in January 1940 and was later evacuated from Dunkirk.[1] Kyle rose to the rank of sergeant major and after the war he became an amateur entertainer in Fife.[1] He was named Cowdenbeath's "Citizen of the Year" in 1983.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Stirlingshire | 1928–29[2] | Scottish Division Two | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1929–30[2] | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1930–31[2] | 19 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 75 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 0 | ||
| Cowdenbeath | 1930–31[2] | Scottish Division One | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 1931–32[2] | Scottish Division Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| East Stirlingshire | 1934–35[2] | Scottish Division Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1935–36[2] | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 114 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 119 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 131 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 138 | 0 | ||
