George Stockton
Encyclopedia
George Stockton was an English
footballer.
(in two spells) and West Bromwich Albion
before joining Port Vale
in July 1929. He scored four goals in six games, but despite putting a brace past Wrexham on 18 January 1930 he was not selected again and was instead released at the end of the 1930–31 season
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
footballer.
Playing career
Stockton played for Chesterton, the Leicester RegimentRoyal Leicestershire Regiment
The Royal Leicestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, with a history going back to 1688. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into The Royal Anglian Regiment in 1964.-1688 - 1881:...
(in two spells) and West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
before joining Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
in July 1929. He scored four goals in six games, but despite putting a brace past Wrexham on 18 January 1930 he was not selected again and was instead released at the end of the 1930–31 season
1930–31 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1930–31 season was Port Vale's twenty-fifth season of football in the Football League, and their twenty-fourth in the Second Division following their promotion from the Third Division North the previous season. They finished fifth with 47 points, making it the most successful season in the...
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