George Salvidge

George Brown Salvidge (December 1919 – 23 November 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Hull City.^[2]

George Salvidge

Personal information
Full name	George Brown Salvidge
Date of birth	(1919-12-00)December 1919^[1]
Place of birth	Bridlington, England^[2]
Date of death	23 November 1941(1941-11-23) (aged 21)^[3]
Place of death	Tobruk, Libya
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934	Southcoates Lane Old Boys
1935	Beverley White Star
1936–1939	Hull City	4	(1)
1939	Burton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Salvidge served as a lance corporal in the York and Lancaster Regiment during the Second World War.^[3] He was killed at Tobruk on 23 November 1941 and was buried at the Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma.^[3][4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hull City	1938–39	Third Division North^[1]	4	1	0	0	4	1
Career total			4	1	0	0	4	1

References

1. "333 George Salvidge". On Cloud Seven. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
2. George Salvidge at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
3. "Casualty Details: George Brown Salvidge". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
4. Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.