George Liddell

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George Liddell
Personal information
Full name	George M. Liddell
Date of birth	July 14, 1895
Place of birth	Murton, England
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Playing position	Wing-half / Fullback
Youth clubs
	City of Leeds Training College Honourable Artillery Company Duke of Wellington Yorkshire Amateur
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
–1920 1920–1932	South Shields Birmingham	323 0(6)
Teams managed
1933–1939	Birmingham
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

George M. Liddell (born July 14, 1895 in Murton, County Durham, died in Birmingham) was an English professional footballer and manager.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Honours 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Biography

George Liddell first played League football as an amateur for South Shields, newly-elected to the Second Division when the Football League resumed after World War I. He turned professional when he moved to Birmingham in 1920. He spent the whole twelve years of his professional playing career at the club, for whom he made 345 appearances as wing-half or fullback in all competitions, and played in the 1931 FA Cup Final. He was a powerful defender who read the game well and was positive on the ball.

When manager Leslie Knighton left Birmingham for Chelsea in 1933, Liddell succeeded him. He remained in charge while the club retained their top-flight status, leaving the job at the end of the 1938–39 season once the club were relegated. During his six-year tenure he selected 70 different players for first team duty.^[1]

A trained teacher, Liddell taught at several schools in the Birmingham area, including Handsworth New Road Secondary Modern School where he was head teacher in the early 1950s.^[2]

[edit] Honours

Birmingham

• FA Cup finalist: 1931

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2. 

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Persondata
NAME	Liddell, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer, football manager, schoolteacher
DATE OF BIRTH	1895-07-14
PLACE OF BIRTH	Murton, County Durham, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH	Birmingham, England