George Mordue

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George Mordue
Personal information
Full name George Anthony Mordue[1]
Date of birth 3 November 1915[2]
Place of birth South Shields, England
Date of death 28 August 1999 (aged 83)[3]
Place of death Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Washington Colliery
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Aldershot
1938–1939 Bradford City 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Anthony Mordue (3 November 1915 – 28 August 1999) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half.

Career

Born in South Shields,[4] Mordue spent his early career with Washington Colliery, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic and Aldershot.[5] He joined Bradford City in October 1938,[4] making 7 league appearances,[6] before being released by the club in 1939.[4]

Sources

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "More Transfers". Weekly Dispatch. London. 5 January 1936. p. 18. Retrieved 6 April 2024. Wanderers have signed on George Anthony Mordue, a centre half from Washington Colliery F.C.
  2. George A. Mordue, professional footballer, in 1939 England and Wales Register
  3. England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2022
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Frost, p. 402
  5. "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  6. Frost, p. 386