George Woolston Pyke
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Woolston Pyke[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 1893 | ||
Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
Date of death | 1977 (aged 83–84)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Rutherford College | |||
1913–1922 | Newcastle United | 13 | (3) |
→ Durham City (guest) | |||
1922–1927 | Blyth Spartans | (135) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Woolston Pyke (28 August 1893 – 1977) was an English professional football centre forward who played in the The Football League for Newcastle United.[1] He had a notable spell in the North Eastern League with Blyth Spartans, scoring 135 goals for the club.[2]
Personal life
Pyke served as a corporal with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[3][4]
References
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- English footballers
- The Football League players
- Association football forwards
- British Army soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
- 1893 births
- Sportspeople from Gateshead
- 1977 deaths
- Durham City A.F.C. players
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs