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George Henson
George Horace Henson (25 December 1911 – 25 April 1988) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue, Northampton Town, Sheffield United, Swansea Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
George Henson was born in Stony Stratford in Buckinghamshire on Christmas Day 1911 and from an early age his football skills were recognised. He started playing for Stony Stratford Town Football Club in the Bedfordshire League at the age of fifteen and just two years later (in August 1932) signed for Wolverton Football Club as an amateur player where he scored over 50 goals in the North Bucks League. It was here he was spotted by scouts from Northampton Town and trialled for the Cobblers. His father, King Henson, wouldn't let him sign on professionally and made him finish his apprenticeship in Wolverton Railway Works before signing professionally to Northampton Town when he was 21 years old on 11 August 1932.
In the 1932–33 season, George made just two appearances for Northampton Town, making his debut on 19 November 1932 in a 2–0 loss away to Crystal Palace where he played number 9. He played his second game on 6 May 1933 in another losing away game to Norwich City. George's first goal for Northampton Town came on 30 September 1933 when he made his home debut against Norwich City and scored both of the 2 goals for the Cobblers in a 2–2 draw.
Whilst playing for Northampton Town, George featured in the memorable 1933-34 Cobblers F.A. Cup run scoring the winning goal in the 1–0 win against Southampton. They then travelled away to Huddersfield who were then top of Division 1 and beat them 2–0 in one of their biggest giant killing acts before crashing out to Preston 4–0 in the 5th round in front of a crowd of over 40,000 people. A press report from the Huddersfield game has the following caption against a pen picture of George Henson "Just a boy. This is his first season as a professional footballer. Played in the local football before being bought to the Town first as an amateur and later as a pro. Has a terrific right foot shot"
In the 1934-35 Season, George played in 11 out of the first 13 League games for Northampton Town scoring 6 goals, however his goal scoring exploits had been noted by Wolverhampton Wanderers for whom he signed in November 1934.
George signed for Wolves on 9 November 1934 at the age of 22 years old, joining a team full of current internationals and unsurprisingly didn't get a chance to play for the first team that season. This came later in September 1935 when he played at home to Portsmouth. He scored just the one goal for Wolves on 13 April 1934 at home to Aston Villa in a 2–2 draw playing amongst a number of well known players, one of whom was a young man called Stan Cullis. George never really got a chance to make an impact at Wolves and in May 1936, after just a few appearances in the first team he signed a deal to move to Swansea Town.
In the Wolves Encyclopaedia, A-Z of Wolves Stars it states "George was a football nomad, tall, powerful and with a fierce shot who scored six goals in atrocious weather conditions against Blackburn Rovers in January 1938 which makes you think what he might have done had he stayed with Wolves and lined up alongside the likes of Westcott, Dorsett and company"
Swansea Town (now Swansea City) were in Division 2 in 1936 and George moved straight into the action making his debut in the opening game of the season against the newly relegated Aston Villa, playing in Division 2 for the first time in their history. Although Aston Villa won the game (2–1) George had the satisfaction of scoring the first ever goal conceded by Aston Villa in a lower division. George made 23 appearances for Swansea Town and score 5 League goals. Despite his reputation for being a first-class goal scorer at the start of the 1937–38 Season he was transfer-listed and signed by Bradford Park Avenue.
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George Henson
George Horace Henson (25 December 1911 – 25 April 1988) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue, Northampton Town, Sheffield United, Swansea Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
George Henson was born in Stony Stratford in Buckinghamshire on Christmas Day 1911 and from an early age his football skills were recognised. He started playing for Stony Stratford Town Football Club in the Bedfordshire League at the age of fifteen and just two years later (in August 1932) signed for Wolverton Football Club as an amateur player where he scored over 50 goals in the North Bucks League. It was here he was spotted by scouts from Northampton Town and trialled for the Cobblers. His father, King Henson, wouldn't let him sign on professionally and made him finish his apprenticeship in Wolverton Railway Works before signing professionally to Northampton Town when he was 21 years old on 11 August 1932.
In the 1932–33 season, George made just two appearances for Northampton Town, making his debut on 19 November 1932 in a 2–0 loss away to Crystal Palace where he played number 9. He played his second game on 6 May 1933 in another losing away game to Norwich City. George's first goal for Northampton Town came on 30 September 1933 when he made his home debut against Norwich City and scored both of the 2 goals for the Cobblers in a 2–2 draw.
Whilst playing for Northampton Town, George featured in the memorable 1933-34 Cobblers F.A. Cup run scoring the winning goal in the 1–0 win against Southampton. They then travelled away to Huddersfield who were then top of Division 1 and beat them 2–0 in one of their biggest giant killing acts before crashing out to Preston 4–0 in the 5th round in front of a crowd of over 40,000 people. A press report from the Huddersfield game has the following caption against a pen picture of George Henson "Just a boy. This is his first season as a professional footballer. Played in the local football before being bought to the Town first as an amateur and later as a pro. Has a terrific right foot shot"
In the 1934-35 Season, George played in 11 out of the first 13 League games for Northampton Town scoring 6 goals, however his goal scoring exploits had been noted by Wolverhampton Wanderers for whom he signed in November 1934.
George signed for Wolves on 9 November 1934 at the age of 22 years old, joining a team full of current internationals and unsurprisingly didn't get a chance to play for the first team that season. This came later in September 1935 when he played at home to Portsmouth. He scored just the one goal for Wolves on 13 April 1934 at home to Aston Villa in a 2–2 draw playing amongst a number of well known players, one of whom was a young man called Stan Cullis. George never really got a chance to make an impact at Wolves and in May 1936, after just a few appearances in the first team he signed a deal to move to Swansea Town.
In the Wolves Encyclopaedia, A-Z of Wolves Stars it states "George was a football nomad, tall, powerful and with a fierce shot who scored six goals in atrocious weather conditions against Blackburn Rovers in January 1938 which makes you think what he might have done had he stayed with Wolves and lined up alongside the likes of Westcott, Dorsett and company"
Swansea Town (now Swansea City) were in Division 2 in 1936 and George moved straight into the action making his debut in the opening game of the season against the newly relegated Aston Villa, playing in Division 2 for the first time in their history. Although Aston Villa won the game (2–1) George had the satisfaction of scoring the first ever goal conceded by Aston Villa in a lower division. George made 23 appearances for Swansea Town and score 5 League goals. Despite his reputation for being a first-class goal scorer at the start of the 1937–38 Season he was transfer-listed and signed by Bradford Park Avenue.