George Law (13 December 1885 – 9 September 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Law | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Arbroath, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 9 September 1969 (aged 83)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lochside | |||
| Arbroath Dauntless | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1907 | Arbroath | ||
| 1907–1912 | Rangers | 96 | (1) |
| 1912–1916 | Leeds City | 105 | (1) |
| 1916–1919 | Rangers | 4 | (0) |
| 1917 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1919–1922 | Arbroath | 32 | (0) |
| Total | 241 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1910 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He began his career at local club Arbroath and moved to Rangers in 1907. Law became a favourite among the Ibrox fans for his determined, hard-tackling defensive style. Playing during the William Wilton era, he won a Scottish league championship medal in 1911, one Glasgow Cup, and two Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups. He never won a Scottish Cup, but did play in the abandoned 1909 Scottish Cup Final.[3]
Law left Rangers and moved to Leeds City in 1912.[4] During World War I he returned to Glasgow to work at shipyards on the River Clyde, signing again for Rangers[1][5] and spending a short time on loan with Partick Thistle.[6] He returned to part-time Arbroath in the early 1920s.[7] After retirement from football, he went into the motor engineering business.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Leeds City". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ (Rangers player) Law, George, FitbaStats
- ^ Leeds City Players Details : No.89 : Law, George, Leeds United F.C. History
- ^ (Rangers player) Law, ?, FitbaStats
- ^ George Law, The Thistle Archive
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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