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George Adey

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George Adey
Personal information
Date of birth 1869
Place of birth Handsworth, England
Place of death Birmingham, England
Position(s) Wing half / Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bournbrook
Stourbridge
1898–1902 Small Heath 71 (1)
1902–19?? Kettering
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George W. Adey (1869 – after 1901) was an English professional footballer born in Handsworth, Birmingham, who played as a wing half or inside forward. He made 71 appearances for Small Heath in the Football League, and went on to play for Kettering of the Southern League.[1][2]

In a 1901 profile of the Small Heath club and players in the Daily Express, C.B. Fry wrote that "Adey is not showy, but he is a fine tackler, and remarkably persistent", and that he and his half-back colleagues Alex Leake and Walter Wigmore "get through an amount of work that is simply astonishing".[3]

References

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  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 6. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. ^ Fry, C.B. (26 October 1901). "Football Gossip. The Small Heath Club and its members. How they play". Daily Express. p. 8.