George Rushton (7 October 1880 – March 1964) was an English footballer who played on the wing for Burslem Port Vale, Barrow, Brighton & Hove Albion, Hull City, Swindon Town, Brentford, and Goole Town at the start of the 20th century.
Career Rushton played for Leek Broughs whilst working in the pottery industry. He joined Burslem Port Vale in June 1901. He scored his first goal in the English Football League in a 3–0 win over Leicester Fosse at the Athletic Ground on 12 October. He was a regular in the first-team until losing his place in March 1902. He scored five goals in 20 Second Division appearances and scored one goal in three FA Cup games in the 1901–02 season. He joined Lancashire League club Barrow in the summer of 1902 but re-signed with Port Vale in January 1903. He played the last two games of the season and scored in a 2–1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 18 April and then bagged another goal two days later in a 2–0 win over Barnsley. He moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion in July 1903.
Rushton joined newly formed club Hull City in 1904 and scored 29 goals in 41 friendly games in the 1904–05 season, as well as the club's two FA Cup qualification games against Stockton. Hull were admitted into the Second Division, and he scored nine goals in 20 games in the 1905–06 campaign, though lost his first-team place in February. He scored six goals in 16 appearances throughout the 1906–07 season, featuring primarily from December to March. He moved on to Swindon Town, where he scored six goals in 27 Southern League First Division games across the 1907–08 campaign. He scored seven goals in 21 league and cup games in the 1908–09 season. He started the 1909–10 season with league rivals Brentford, starting 16 matches before he returned to Swindon Town in March 1910 to make a further seven starts. He stayed with Swindon for the 1910–11 and 1911–12 seasons before he returned to his home region to sign with Goole Town.
Later life Rushton worked on the docks in Kingston upon Hull and lived in the city until his death in March 1964. His great-granddaughter, Diana, became a hypnotherapist and worked with Hull City in 2018.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBurslem Port Vale1901–02Second Division20531—2361902–03Second Division2200—22Total22731—258Hull City1904–05—20—201905–06Second Division15851—2091906–07Second Division14620—166Total291491—3815Swindon Town1907–08Southern League First Division27630—3061908–09Southern League First Division20710—217Total471340—5113Brentford1909–10Southern League First Division16200—162Swindon Town1909–10Southern League First Division700000701910–11Southern League First Division62007Appearances in Southern Professional Charity Cup01321911–12Southern League First Division10000010Total1420070212Career total128381627015140
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