George Hobson (footballer)

For other people named George Hobson, see George Hobson (disambiguation).

George Hobson

Personal information
Date of birth	28 June 1903
Place of birth	Leeds, England
Date of death	29 December 1993(1993-12-29) (aged 90)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bishop Auckland
1925–1926	Huddersfield Town	2	(0)
1927–1928	Bradford City	24	(2)
	Dulwich Hamlet
	Yorkshire Amateur
International career
1931	England Amateur	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

His brother-in-law was jockey and trainer Harry Wragg.

References

• Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)