George Antonio

George Antonio
Personal information
Full name George Rowlands Antonio[1]
Date of birth (1914-10-20)20 October 1914[1]
Place of birth Whitchurch, Shropshire, England[1]
Date of death 2 July 1997(1997-07-02) (aged 82)[1]
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Oswestry Town
1935–1946 Stoke City 84 (13)
1946–1947 Derby County 18 (2)
1948–1949 Doncaster Rovers 34 (7)
1949–1950 Mansfield Town 67 (2)
– Oswestry Town
– Wellington Town
– Stafford Rangers
– Oswestry Town
– Berriew
Total 203 (24)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


George Rowlands Antonio (20 October 1914 – 2 July 1997) was an English footballer of Italian descent who played in the Football League for Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Mansfield Town and Stoke City.[1]

Career

Antonio was born in Whitchurch, Shropshire started with non-league Oswestry Town before joining Stoke City in 1935.[1] He made his Stoke debut against Liverpool on the final day of the 1935–36 season and established himself in the side the following season.[1] He scored twice in a 10–3 win over West Bromwich Albion, Stoke's record victory. He played quite regularly in the next two seasons sharing positions with Bobby Liddle.[1] During World War II he guested for Nottingham Forest making three appearances in 1939–40 and seven appearances scoring 2 goals in 1940–41. In the 1945–46 season, he guested for Ipswich Town as well as a number of other clubs. He played 16 times for Stoke in 1946–47 season scoring five goals before joining Derby County in March 1947.[1] In the year he was at Derby he played 18 matches and scored twice. He joined Doncaster Rovers for the 1948–49 season appearing 34 times and scoring seven goals, then signed for Mansfield Town from 1949 to 1950 playing 67, scoring twice.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1935–36 First Division 100010
1936–37 First Division 20320223
1937–38 First Division 24130271
1938–39 First Division 23420254
1945–46 — 7272
1946–47 First Division 16500165
Total 84131429815
Derby County 1946–47 First Division 11100111
1947–48 First Division 710071
Total 18200182
Doncaster Rovers 1948–49 Third Division North 24311254
1949–50 Third Division North 10400104
Total 34711358
Mansfield Town 1949–50 Third Division North 29121312
1950–51 Third Division North 38160441
Total 67281753
Career Total 2032423422628

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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