George Baldwin (footballer)
Joseph George Baldwin (26 July 1921 – 1976) was an English professional footballer. Born in Islington, he played for Gravesend & Northfleet from 1948 until 1951, when he joined Dartford. Just two months later, however, he was signed by professional club Gillingham of the Football League Third Division South.[1][2] He made his Football League debut against Leyton Orient in October 1951 in place of the injured Jimmy Boswell but had a disastrous match, with one local newspaper commenting that he looked "completely out of his depth" in professional football.[1] He was never chosen for the club's first team again, although he was a regular for the reserves. Nothing is known of his career after he left Priestfield Stadium.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 50. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 118. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
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- 1921 births
- 1976 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from the London Borough of Islington
- People from Islington (district)
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Dartford F.C. players
- Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1920s birth stubs