George Kinsey
Birth date20 June 1866
Birth placeBurton upon Trent, England
Death date1936 (aged 70)
Death placeBirmingham, England
PositionLeft half
Clubs 1Burton Crusaders
Clubs 2Burton Swifts
Years 3?–1891
Clubs 3Birmingham St George's
Years 41891–1893
Clubs 4Wolverhampton Wanderers
Caps 473
Goals 43
Years 51894
Clubs 5Aston Villa
Caps 53
Goals 50
Years 61895–1896
Clubs 6Derby County
Caps 636
Goals 60
Years 71896–1897
Clubs 7Notts County
Caps 74
Goals 70
Years 81897–1900
Clubs 8Bristol Eastville Rovers/Bristol Rovers
Caps 85
Goals 80
Years 91900–?
Clubs 9Burton Swifts
Caps 98
Goals 91
Clubs 10Burton Early Closing
Nationalyears 11892–1896
Nationalteam 1England
Nationalcaps 14
Nationalgoals 10

George Kinsey (20 June 1866 – 1936) was a professional footballer, who was capped four times by the England national football team, and also won the FA Cup in 1893 with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Kinsey was born in Burton upon Trent, and began playing with his home town teams Burton Crusaders and Burton Swifts, before joining Birmingham St George's. In 1891 he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he played 73 times in The Football League, and took part in the 1893 FA Cup Final.

He played for Aston Villa, Derby County and Notts County in The Football League between 1894 and 1897, before joining Bristol Eastville Rovers. He played in the Western League, Birmingham & District League and Southern League for Rovers, who were renamed Bristol Rovers at the end of his first year with the club, and he made five appearances in the latter competition.

He returned to his home town to end his career, firstly re-joining Burton Swifts in 1900, and later moving on to Burton Early Closing. He died in the final quarter of 1936 at the age of 69.

Sources

  • Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  • Byrne, Stephen & Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.