George Ritchie (footballer, born 1889)

George Wight Ritchie (1889 – 6 December 1960) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Reading.[2]

George Ritchie

Personal information
Full name	George Wight Ritchie[1]
Date of birth	1889
Place of birth	West Derby, England
Date of death	6 December 1960 (aged 71)
Place of death	Manchester,[1] England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Rossendale United
	Chester
19??–1913	Preston North End	0	(0)
1913–1915	Norwich City
1919–1921	Brighton & Hove Albion	21	(6)
1921–1922	Reading	16	(4)
1922–192?	Northfleet United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ritchie was born in 1889 in West Derby,[2] which became part of Liverpool. He was on the books of Preston North End without appearing in their league team, played Southern League football for Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion, guested for Liverpool during the First World War,[3] and played non-league football for clubs including Rossendale United, Chester and Northfleet United.[1][4] He died in Manchester in December 1960 at the age of 71.[1][5]

Personal life

Ritchie served as a guardsman in the Grenadier Guards during the First World War.[1][6]

References

1. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
3. "Bee's Sports Notes. Men to watch". Liverpool Echo. 8 October 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
4. "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
5. "Index entry". FreeBMD. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
6. George W Ritchie on Lives of the First World War