George Malcolm (footballer)

George Malcolm (20 June 1889 – 1965) was an English professional football left half who played in the Football League for Fulham, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Durham City and in the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle.[1][3][4]

George Malcolm

Personal information
Full name	George Malcolm[1]
Date of birth	(1889-06-20)20 June 1889
Place of birth	Thornaby-on-Tees, England
Date of death	1965 (aged 75–76)[1]
Height	5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2]
Playing position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1905–1906	Thornaby St Mark's
1906–1907	Thornaby St Patrick's
1907–1910	Darlington St Augustine's
1910	Fulham	4	(1)
1910–1912	Plymouth Argyle	40	(11)
1912–1915	Middlesbrough	94	(1)
1915–1926	Darlington	166	(7)
1926–1927	Durham City	32	(0)
	Scarborough Penguins
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

In 1934, Malcolm was employed at ICI's Billingham Manufacturing Plant, when an escape of ammonia gas resulted in the deaths of 11 workers.[5] In his testimony at the inquest of one victim, Malcolm described how he had to jump for his life, while the deceased was working higher up the structure and could not do so.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Plymouth Argyle	1910–11[3]	Southern League First Division	5	2	0	0	5	2
	1911–12[3]	Southern League First Division	26	9	0	0	26	9
	1912–13[3]	Southern League First Division	9	0	—		9	0
	Total		40	11	0	0	40	11
Middlesbrough	1912–13[6]	First Division	25	0	4	0	29	0
	1913–14[6]	First Division	35	1	1	0	36	1
	1914–15[6]	First Division	34	0	2	0	36	0
	Total		94	1	7	0	101	1
Darlington	1919–20[7]	North-Eastern League	[lower-alpha 1]	1	5	0	5	1
	1920–21[7]	North-Eastern League	[lower-alpha 1]	2	3	0	3	2
	1921–22[7]	Third Division North	37	3	4	0	41	3
	1922–23[7]	Third Division North	37	1	2	0	39	1
	1923–24[7]	Third Division North	41	2	4	0	45	2
	1924–25[7]	Third Division North	42	1	5	0	47	1
	1925–26[7]	Second Division	9	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		166	10	23	0	189	10
Durham City	1926–27[8]	Third Division North	33	0	—		33	0
Career total			333	22	30	0	363	22

1. Source lists North-Eastern League results and scorers but not lineups.

References

1. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 195. ISBN 9781905891610.
2. "League Clubs and their Player for the Coming Season: The Northern Section: Darlington". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
3. Scallan, Trevor. "George Malcolm". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
4. "Malcolm George Image 1 Darlington 1926". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
5. "The Billingham Disaster: Graphic Inquest Stories". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 4 May 1934. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive. George Malcolm, of 39 Torring Street, Stockton, who is a former Darlington footballer, described how Anderson was caught by the gas while he was working on a platform above witness. Malcolm had to jump for his life.
6. "George Malcolm". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
7. Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 15, 21–27. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
8. Dykes, Garth (2010). Durham City FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-905891-42-9.