# George Wall

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For other people with the same name, see [George Wall (disambiguation)](/source/George_Wall_(disambiguation)).

**George Wall** (20 February 1885 – June 1962) was an English [footballer](/source/Association_football).

## Career

Born in [Boldon Colliery](/source/The_Boldons), [County Durham](/source/County_Durham), Wall started his career with Boldon Royal Rovers and played for Whitburn and [Jarrow](/source/Jarrow_F.C.) before joining [Barnsley](/source/Barnsley_F.C.) in 1903.[3] In almost three years with Barnsley, Wall scored 24 league goals at a rate of almost one goal in every three games.[3] In 1906, he transferred to [Manchester United](/source/Manchester_United_F.C.) and helped them win the [1908](/source/1907%E2%80%9308_Football_League#First_Division) and [1911](/source/1910%E2%80%9311_Football_League#First_Division) league titles, as well as the [1909 FA Cup](/source/1908%E2%80%9309_FA_Cup).[3] He left the club in 1915 because of [World War I](/source/World_War_I) and joined [Oldham Athletic](/source/Oldham_Athletic_A.F.C.) after the war in 1919.[3]

During the First World War George Wall served in the Black Watch Regiment.[2] After the war he was sold to Oldham Athletic for £200.[3] While at Manchester United he had scored 100 goals, becoming just the third player in the history of the club to achieve this feat, after [Joe Cassidy](/source/Joe_Cassidy_(footballer,_born_1872)) and [Sandy Turnbull](/source/Sandy_Turnbull).[2] On 21 November 1914, in a league match against [Tottenham Hotspur](/source/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C.) he became club's top appearance maker, overtaking [Fred Erentz](/source/Fred_Erentz) with 311 games to his name.[4] His total of 319 matches was Manchester United's record until 26 April 1920, when [Billy Meredith](/source/Billy_Meredith) made 320th of his 335 appearances for the club.[5]

He then played for two seasons with Oldham,[3] before travelling north of the border to [Hamilton Academical](/source/Hamilton_Academical_F.C.).[6] He returned to England to play for [Rochdale](/source/Rochdale_A.F.C.) a year later, but dropped out of league football in 1923, playing for Ashton National and Manchester Ship Canal.[2] He retired in 1927.[2]

Wall also won seven [caps](/source/Cap_(football)) for [England](/source/England_national_football_team), scoring two goals.[7]

## Personal life

Wall's brother [Thomas](/source/Thomas_Wall_(footballer)) was a reserve team player at Manchester United and was killed during the First World War.[8] Wall died in Manchester, aged 77, in June 1962.[2]

## Career statistics

Club Season Division League National Cup Other Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Barnsley 1903–04[2] Second Division 16 4 0 0 — 16 4 1904–05[2] 30 6 1 0 — 31 6 1905–06[2] 31 14 4 1 — 35 15 Total 75 24 5 1 — 80 25 Manchester United 1905–06[7] Second Division 6 3 — — 6 3 1906–07[7] First Division 38 11 2 2 — 40 13 1907–08[7] 36 19 4 3 2[a] 1 42 23 1908–09[7] 34 11 6 0 — 40 11 1909–10[7] 32 14 1 0 — 33 14 1910–11[7] 26 5 3 1 — 29 6 1911–12[7] 33 3 6 1 1[a] 1 40 5 1912–13[7] 36 10 5 2 — 41 12 1913–14[7] 29 11 1 0 — 30 11 1914–15[7] 17 2 1 0 — 18 2 Total 287 89 29 9 3 2 319 100 Oldham Athletic 1919–20[2] First Division 40 4 0 0 — 40 4 1920–21[2] 34 8 0 0 — 34 8 Total 74 12 0 0 — 74 12 Hamilton Academical 1921–22[9] Scottish First Division 34 6 0 0 — 34 6 Rochdale 1922–23[2] Third Division North 30 1 1 0 — 31 1 Career total 502 132 37 10 3 2 542 144

1. Appearance(s) in [FA Charity Shield](/source/FA_Community_Shield)

## Honours

### Club

**Manchester United**

- [Football League First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division) (2): [1907–08](/source/1907-08_Football_League), [1910–11](/source/1910-11_Football_League)[7]
- [FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup) (1): [1908–09](/source/1909_FA_Cup_Final)[7]
- [FA Charity Shield](/source/FA_Community_Shield) (2): [1908](/source/1908_FA_Charity_Shield), [1911](/source/1911_FA_Charity_Shield)[7]

**Cowdenbeath**

- [Eastern League](/source/Eastern_Football_League_(Scotland)) (1): 1916–17[10]

### Individual

- [Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame](/source/Cowdenbeath_F.C.)[10]

## References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). *Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939*. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 299. ISBN 978-1905891610.

1. ["George Wall – Manchester United"](http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/george-wall-2/). *Football and the First World War*. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

1. ["George Wall"](http://spartacus-educational.com/MANUwall.htm). *Spartacus Educational*. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

1. ["George Wall - Manchester United Player Profile & Stats"](http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/wall_george.html). *www.mufcinfo.com*. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

1. ["Newton Heath & Manchester United - All Players All Combined Appearances"](https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/all_players_all_apps/all_players_all_apps.html). *www.mufc.info.com*. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

1. ["1921/22 – Hamilton Academical Memory Bank"](https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/seasons/1897-1939/1921-22). *sites.google.com*. Retrieved 27 June 2018.[dead link]

1. ["George Wall"](https://www.11v11.com/players/george-wall-48472/). *11v11.com*. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

1. ["The players we lost in war"](https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/newton-heath-and-manchester-united-players-who-died-at-war). *www.manutd.com*. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

1. ["1921–22"](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pAlvs5oZtAkV5azfFjXiD-dQmtCA22uNoBM2KQbfkFM/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&hl=en_US&single=true&gid=0&output=html). *docs.google.com*. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

1. ["Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online | Cowden | The Beath"](http://www.cowdenbeathfc.com/index.php?act=viewPlayer&productId=456). *www.cowdenbeathfc.com*. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

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