Summary
George Beanland Lillycrop (7 December 1886 – ?) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker for several English sides before and just after the First World War.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Beanland Lillycrop[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Gosport, Hampshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| South Shields Adelaide F.C. | |||
| North Shields Athletic F.C. | |||
| ?–1913 | Barnsley | ||
| 1913–1915 | Bolton | 52 | (32) |
| South Shields | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1938–1944 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Lillycrop was born in Gosport, Hampshire. He started his career playing for teams in the North Eastern League before transferring to Barnsley some time before 1910. He played in both FA Cup finals that Barnsley reached in 1910 and 1912.[3] In the first, Barnsley lost in the replay to Newcastle. In 1912, Lillycrop played a critical role in the qualifying rounds, scoring 6 goals, several in replays.[4] The 1912 Final went again to a replay but Barnsley won, defeating West Bromwich Albion by one goal in extra time. Given his key role in the qualifying rounds he does not feature much in the match day reports.[5][6]
In July 1913, he was transferred to Bolton Wanderers for £1,300. He played a total of 52 games, scoring 32 goals. Bolton reached the FA cup semi-finals in 1915 and were defeated by Sheffield United, captained by George Utley, his fellow wing half from Barnsley. After the war, he returned to the North East playing for South Shields.[7]
Coaching career edit
After the end of his playing career he took up coaching. He worked for South Shields, Gateshead and Crewe Alexandra.[7]
Honours edit
Barnsley
References edit
- ^ "George Beanland Lillycrop | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Football's advent. South Shields". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
- ^ "fa-cupfinals.co.uk". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
- "fa-cupfinals.co.uk". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2008. - ^ "1911-1912-FA Cup Success". Barnsley F.C. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
- ^ "The Cup Final". Manchester Guardian. 22 April 1912. p. 3.
- ^ "Barnsley's Victory". Manchester Guardian. 25 April 1912. p. 4.
- ^ a b Mark Heys. "Walking Down the Manny Road". TheFootball Network.net. Retrieved 11 March 2008.