George Fisher (footballer)

{{short description|English footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = George Fisher

| image =

| fullname = George Sidney Fisher

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|06|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bermondsey, London, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|08|30 |1925|06|19 |df=y}}

| death_place = Essex, England

| height =

| position = Right-back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1942–1954

| clubs1 = Millwall

| caps1 = 286

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 1954–1955

| clubs2 = Fulham

| caps2 = 8

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1955–1960

| clubs3 = Colchester United

| caps3 = 164

| goals3 = 6

| years4 =

| clubs4 = Bexleyheath & Welling

| caps4 =

| goals4 =

| years5 = 1961–1962

| clubs5 = Romford

| caps5 = 14

| goals5 = 0

| years6 =

| clubs6 = Aveley

| caps6 =

| goals6 =

| totalcaps = 458

| totalgoals = 10

}}

George Sidney Fisher (19 June 1925 – 30 August 2015) was an English footballer who played as a right-back in the Football League.{{Hugman|6423}}

He signed his contract for Millwall F.C. in 1942 and played in the War Cup South Final at Wembley against Chelsea on 7 April 1945; the attendance at the game reached 90,000, which is the largest crowd Millwall have ever played in front of.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} He is the twin brother of former Millwall defender Jackie Fisher.

After leaving Colchester, he played for non-League clubs Bexleyheath & Welling, Romford and Aveley.[http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=211 George Fisher] Colchester United Archive Database

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