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Scottish footballer (1904–1969)

George Boardman
Personal information
Date of birth (1904-10-20)20 October 1904
Place of birth Dennistoun, Scotland
Date of death 1969 (aged 64–65)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Parkhead
1927–1933 Partick Thistle 93 (22)
1927 → Ashfield (loan)
1933–1935 Bradford (Park Avenue)
1935–1936 Nairn County 19 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Boardman (20 October 1904 – 1969) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Partick Thistle, Bradford (Park Avenue) and Nairn County, mainly as an inside forward although he also featured at centre half and centre forward.

He played for Partick in the 1930 Scottish Cup Final which they lost to Rangers after a replay, but did manage to claim winner's medals with the Jags in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup in 1927 and the one-off Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup in 1928, both against the same opponents.

Personal life

His son George and grandson Craig were also footballers.

References

  1. "George Boardman Record vs Heart of Midlothian. Clubs played for Partick Thistle". www.londonhearts.com.
  2. "George Boardman | Player Statistics | Nairn County (Nairn County Archive)". www.nairncountyarchive.co.uk.
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Boardman, George 1926-27, Partick Thistle History Archive
  5. The Cup Final | Rangers Win Replay at Hampden, The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1930
  6. Rout of the Rangers in the Charity Cup Final Archived 3 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, The Sunday Post, 15 May 1927, via Partick Thistle History Archive
  7. Football | Partick Thistle, 2; Rangers, 0 | Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup–Final Tie Archived 3 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, The Glasgow Herald, 11 December 1928, via Partick Thistle History Archive
  8. "Ex-Red George still on the lookout for the next Gazza". Barnsley Chronicle.
  9. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/barnsley-chronicle-9ZZ3/20220304/282415582758131 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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