George Thornewell
English footballer
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George Thornewell (8 July 1898 – 6 March 1986) was an English international footballer, who played as an outside right.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Thornewell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Romiley, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 March 1986 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Derby, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Dunstan's | |||
| Normanton United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Rolls-Royce | |||
| → Nottingham Forest (war guest) | |||
| → Coventry City (war guest) | |||
| 1919–1927 | Derby County | 275 | (23) |
| 1927–1929 | Blackburn Rovers | 41 | (4) |
| 1929–1932 | Chesterfield | 84 | (10) |
| 1932 | Newark Town | ||
| Total | 400 | (37) | |
| International career | |||
| 1923–1925 | England | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early and personal life
Born in Romiley, Cheshire, Thornewell and his widowed mother moved to Derby when he was eight months old.[1] His father was a railway inspector, and his mother was a cleaner at the railway office.[1] George was the youngest of eight children, one of whom died as an infant.[1] He had a daughter out of wedlock in 1915, and married in 1921.[1] He worked as a fitter at Rolls-Royce and joined the Royal Air Force in July 1918.[1]
Career
He spent his early career with Sunday school teams St. Dunstan's and Normanton United, before playing for the works team of Rolls-Royce in Derby.[1] During World War I he guested for Nottingham Forest and Coventry City, before signing for Derby County in May 1919.[1] He moved to Blackburn Rovers in December 1927, Chesterfield in August 1929, and Newark Town in February 1932.[1][3]
For Chesterfield he scored 10 goals in 84 Football League games.[4]
He earned four caps for England between 1923 and 1925, scoring on his debut.[1][5]
