George Pither

{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Pither | fullname = George Pither<ref name="Joyce">{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=232}}</ref> | image = George Pither - Millwall FC.jpg | image_size = 150 | caption = Pither while with Millwall Athletic in 1921. | birth_date = {{birth date|1899|6|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Kew, England<ref name="BristolRoversHistory">{{Cite web |title=O and P |url=http://bristolroversmemorabilia.weebly.com/o-and-p.html |access-date=16 March 2023 |website=The Bristol Rovers History Group |language=en}}</ref> | death_date = {{death date and age |1966|1|3|1899|6|24|df=y}}<ref name="BristolRoversHistory" /> | height = 5ft 8+1/2in<ref name="BristolRoversHistory" /> | death_place = Tonbridge, England | position = Outside left | years1 = 1919–1920 | clubs1 = Richmond Wednesday | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1920–1921 | clubs2 = Isleworth Town | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1921–1922 | clubs3 = Brentford | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1922–1924 | clubs4 = Millwall | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1924–1925 | clubs5 = Bristol Rovers | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1925–1926 | clubs6 = Torquay United | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 1926 | clubs7 = Merthyr Town | caps7 = 16 | goals7 = 5 | years8 = 1926–1928 | clubs8 = Liverpool | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 1928–1929 | clubs9 = Crewe Alexandra | caps9 = 38 | goals9 = 11 | years10 = 1929–1930 | clubs10 = New Brighton | caps10 = 79 | goals10 = 10 | years11 = 1931–1932 | clubs11 = Tunbridge Wells Rangers | caps11 = | goals11 = | years12 = 1932–1933 | clubs12 = Margate | caps12 = | goals12 = | years13 = 1933 | clubs13 = Chatham Town | caps13 = | goals13 = }} '''George Pither''' (24 June 1899 – 3 January 1966) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside forward in the Football League, most notably for New Brighton and Crewe Alexandra.<ref name="Joyce" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pither George Millwall 1923 |url=http://vintagefootballers.com/product/pither-george-image-1-millwall-1923/ |access-date=24 December 2018 |website=Vintage Footballers |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Career statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |Brentford |1921–22<ref name="White">{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |date=1989 |publisher=Brentford FC |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=366}}</ref> |Third Division South |7 |0 |0 |0 |7 |0 |- | rowspan="3" |Millwall |1922–23<ref>{{Cite web |title=Millwall Season 22/23 Stats |url=http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats22-23.htm |access-date=12 January 2017 |website=www.millwall-history.org.uk}}</ref> |Third Division South |11 |0 |1 |0 |12 |0 |- |1923–24<ref>{{Cite web |title=Millwall Season 23/24 Stats |url=http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats23-24.htm |access-date=12 January 2017 |website=www.millwall-history.org.uk}}</ref> |Third Division South |8 |0 |0 |0 |8 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !19 !0 !1 !0 !20 !0 |- |Bristol Rovers |1924–25<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bristol Rovers match record |url=https://bristolroversmemorabilia.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/1/4/1214045/bristol_rovers_match_record__2_.xlsm |access-date=10 July 2023 |website=The Bristol Rovers History Group}}</ref> |Third Division South |2 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |- | rowspan="3" |Liverpool |1926–27<ref name="11v11">{{Cite web |title=George Pither |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/george-pither-47316/ |access-date=12 January 2017 |website=11v11.com}}</ref> |First Division |6 |0 |0 |0 |6 |0 |- |1927–28<ref name="11v11" /> |First Division |6 |1 |0 |0 |6 |1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !12 !1 !0 !0 !12 !1 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !40 !1 !1 !0 !41 !1 |}

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==External links== * [http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/801 LFC History profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pither, George}} Category:1899 births Category:1966 deaths Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football outside forwards Category:Brentford F.C. players Category:Millwall F.C. players Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. players Category:Torquay United F.C. players Category:Merthyr Town F.C. players Category:Liverpool F.C. players Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Category:New Brighton A.F.C. players Category:Tunbridge Wells F.C. players Category:Chatham Town F.C. players Category:Margate F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Southern Football League players Category:People from Kew, London Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Category:20th-century English sportsmen