George Cannon (footballer)

English footballer

George CannonPersonal information

Full name|  George Frederick Cannon[1]
Date of birth|  (1891-02-15)15 February 1891[1]
Place of birth|  Hammersmith, England[1]
Date of death|  4 January 1951(1951-01-04) (aged 59)[2]
Place of death|  Windsor, England
Position(s)|  Inside right
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  Richmond St. Elizabeth|  |
|  Mortlake Church Wanderers|  |
|  Mortlake Institute|  |
|  Mortlake Wednesday|  |
0000–1914|  Tooting|  |
1914|  Fulham|  6|  (5)
1919|  Brentford|  6|  (1)
1920–1921|  Wimbledon|  |
|  Margate|  |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Frederick Cannon (15 February 1891 – 4 January 1951) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for Fulham.[1][2][3]

## Personal life

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Cannon worked as a private secretary and served in the Royal Air Force during the First World War.[4][5]

## Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | FA Cup  | Total

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Division  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
Fulham | 1914–15[6] | Second Division | 6  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 5
Brentford | 1919–20[3] | Southern League First Division  | 6  | 1  | —  | 6  | 1
Career total  | 12  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 6

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 51\. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. ^ a b "Players: George Cannon". www.historicaldons.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
3. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 365\. ISBN 0951526200.
4. ^ George Cannon on Lives of the First World War
5. ^ "Fulham Players and the First World War". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
6. ^ "George Cannon". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

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