George Eastham

George Eastham
Eastham in 1973
Personal information
Full name George Edward Eastham[1]
Date of birth (1936-09-23)23 September 1936[1]
Place of birth Blackpool, Lancashire, England[1]
Date of death 20 December 2024(2024-12-20) (aged 88)
Position(s) Midfielder / Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1956 Ards 51 (13)
1956–1960 Newcastle United 124 (29)
1960–1966 Arsenal 207 (41)
1966–1973 Stoke City 194 (4)
1967 → Cleveland Stokers (loan) 11 (1)
1970 → Cape Town City (loan) 17 (1)
1971 → Hellenic (loan) 26 (2)
1972 → Hellenic (loan)
1975 East London United
Total 536 (75)
International career
1959–1960 England U23 6 (3)
1963–1966 England 19 (2)
Managerial career
1977–1978 Stoke City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Edward Eastham, OBE (23 September 1936 – 20 December 2024) was an English footballer. He was known for playing for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City, as well as a non-playing member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad.[1]

Death

Eastham died on 20 December 2024 at the age of 88.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United 1956–57[3] First Division 18200——182
1957–58[3] First Division 29322——315
1958–59[3] First Division 35611——367
1959–60[3] First Division 421822——4420
Total 1242955——12934
Arsenal 1960–61[3] First Division 1951000—205
1961–62[3] First Division 3862000—406
1962–63[3] First Division 3343000—364
1963–64[3] First Division 381040003[a]04510
1964–65[3] First Division 42102000—4410
1965–66[3] First Division 3761000—386
Total 20741130003022341
Stoke City 1966–67 First Division 4111010—431
1967–68 First Division 3911050—451
1968–69 First Division 2714020—331
1969–70 First Division 3412010—371
1970–71 First Division 19060201[b]0280
1971–72 First Division 14080811[b]0311
1972–73 First Division 180100000190
1973–74 First Division 2000002[c]040
Total 1944230191402405
Cleveland Stokers (loan) 1967[4] United Soccer Association 111———111
Career total 536754151917060381
  1. ↑ Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Texaco Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance in Texaco Cup and one appearance in Watney Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 196350
196471
196540
196621
Total182

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Stoke City[1] 22 March 1977 9 January 1978 3791216024.3
Total 3791216024.3

Honours

Stoke City

England

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ "George Eastham OBE (1936-2024)". Stoke City FC. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "EASTHAM George Richard". 11v11.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
  4. ↑ "NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players, Photos, and Statistics". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Eastham, George at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ↑ "George Eastham | Football Stats | No Club | Age 81 | 1971–1972 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  7. ↑ World Cup 1966 winners honoured
  8. ↑ "NASL All-Star Teams, all-time". homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "No. 45984". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 May 1973. p. 6482.


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