George Liddell

Infobox Football biography
playername = George Liddell


fullname = George M. Liddell
dateofbirth = July 14, 1895
cityofbirth = Murton
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath = Birmingham
countryofdeath = England
height =
position = Wing-half / Fullback
youthyears =



youthclubs = City of Leeds Training College
Honourable Artillery Company
Duke of Wellington
Yorkshire Amateur
years = –1920
1920–1932
clubs = South Shields
Birmingham
caps(goals) =
323 0(6)
manageryears = 1933–1939
managerclubs = Birmingham

George M. Liddell (born July 14, 1895 in Murton, County Durham, died in Birmingham) was an English professional footballer and manager.

Biography

George Liddell first played League football as an amateur for South Shields, newly-elected to the Second Division when the Football League resumed after World War I. He turned professional when he moved to Birmingham in 1920. He spent the whole twelve years of his professional playing career at the club, for whom he made 345 appearances as wing-half or fullback in all competitions, and played in the 1931 FA Cup Final. He was a powerful defender who read the game well and was positive on the ball.

When manager Leslie Knighton left Birmingham for Chelsea in 1933, Liddell succeeded him. He remained in charge while the club retained their top-flight status, leaving the job at the end of the 1938–39 season once the club were relegated. During his six-year tenure he selected 70 different players for first team duty. [cite web
url=http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0,,10412,00.html | title=Club History | publisher=Birmingham City F.C. | accessdate=2007-08-19 ]

A trained teacher, Liddell taught at several schools in the Birmingham area, including Handsworth New Road Secondary Modern School where he was head teacher in the early 1950s. [cite web
url=http://www.ted.rudge.btinternet.co.uk/_winson_green.htm | title=Winson Green | author=Rudge, Ted | work=Winson Green local history site | accessdate=2007-08-19 ]

Honours

;Birmingham
*FA Cup finalist: 1931

Notes

References

*cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |isbn=1-85983-010-2

Persondata
NAME = Liddell, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer, football manager, schoolteacher
DATE OF BIRTH = 1895-07-14
PLACE OF BIRTH = Murton, County Durham, England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH = Birmingham, England