George Maddison (footballer, born 1902)
{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name=George Maddison
|image=
|fullname=George Maddison
|birth_date = {{birth date|1902|8|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Little Hulton, England
|death_date = {{death date and age|1959|5|18|1902|8|14|df=y}}
|position= Goalkeeper
|youthclubs1=
| years1 = | years2 = 1922–1923 | years3 = 1924–1938 | years4 =
| clubs1 = Birtley Colliery | clubs2 = Tottenham Hotspur | clubs3 = Hull City | clubs4 =
| caps1 = ? | goals1 = | caps2 = 40 | goals2 = | caps3 = 430 | goals3 = | caps4 = | goals4 =
}}
George Maddison (14 August 1902 – 18 May 1959) was an English footballer who played for Birtley Colliery, Tottenham Hotspur and Hull City.{{cite book |title= Football League Players' Records|last=Joyce |first= Michael |year=2004 |publisher=soccerdata |location= |isbn= 1-899468-63-3|page= 175|url= }}
Football career
Maddison began his career at Birtley Colliery before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1922. He made a total of 41 appearances in all competitions for the White Hart Lane club between 1922 and 1923.[http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_azofplayers.html Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players] Retrieved 29 November 2012 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415215517/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_azofplayers.html |date=15 April 2009 }}
Maddison, a commanding goalkeeper signed for Hull City in June 1924 and made his debut at home against Stockport County on 8 November 1924 where he kept a clean sheet in a 3–0 win.[http://www.mehstg.com/hullstats.htm Transfers from Tottenham to Hull] Retrieved 19 June 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/edy5/george_geordie_maddison_27871/index.shtml|title=George 'Geordie' Maddison|date=2000-11-02|publisher=Hull City Online|accessdate=2011-02-27}} He won the Third Division North title with Hull in 1932–33.{{cite book|title=Hull City v Ipswich Town programme|date=20 November 2010|page=54}} He holds the second most league appearances for Hull City, with 430 league appearances for the club between 1924 and his retirement in 1938.{{cite web
| title = Appearances
| url = http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/edy6/appearances_212842/index.shtml
| publisher = Hull City Online
| accessdate = 2011-02-27}}{{cite web|website=On Cloud Seven|title=172 George Maddison|url=https://www.oncloudseven.com/172-george-maddison/|access-date=25 January 2025}}
Honours
Hull City
References
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Category:People from Little Hulton
Category:Footballers from Greater Manchester
Category:Sportspeople from the City of Salford
Category:English men's footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Category:Hull City A.F.C. players
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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