George Hobson (footballer)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{other people|George Hobson}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = George Hobson
| fullname =
| birth_date = 28 June 1903
| birth_place = Leeds, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|12|29|1903|6|28|df=y}}
| position = Defender
| years1 =
| years2 = 1925–1926
| years3 = 1927–1928
| clubs1 = Bishop Auckland
| clubs2 = Huddersfield Town
| clubs3 = Bradford City
| clubs4 = Dulwich Hamlet
| clubs5 = Yorkshire Amateur
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 2
| caps3 = 24
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 1931
| nationalteam1 = England Amateur
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
George Hobson (28 June 1903 – 29 December 1993) was an English amateur footballer who played for professional clubs. He was capped by the England Amateur team.
Career
Hobson played for Bishop Auckland, Huddersfield Town (with which he won Central League titles in 1924–25 and 1925–26), Bradford City, Dulwich Hamlet. He later captained Yorkshire Amateur and toured the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia with them. He had many offers to turn professional from first division clubs but preferred to keep his amateur status due to commitments with his motor business on Albion Street in Leeds. In 1931 he won two caps for England Amateur, playing against Wales and Scotland.[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslAm.html England's Matches Amateur] England Football Online
His brother-in-law was jockey and trainer Harry Wragg.
References
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- {{cite book|title=99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories|author=Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward|year=2007|publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|isbn=978-0955728105}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Leeds
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:English Football League players
Category:Bishop Auckland F.C. players
Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Category:Bradford City A.F.C. players
Category:Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players
Category:Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C. players
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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