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Players
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George Page (centre-forward) 1906-07
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Born: London, 1883 George Page spent his early playing days as an amateur centre-forward
with non-league Cheshunt, and earned some good reviews, but he failed
to make the most of two loan spells with Tottenham Hotspur. He was signed by Second Division Leeds City in November 1906 as a replacement
for David Wilson who tragically died during
a game with Burnley a few days earlier.
Page was playing as an amateur with Redhill at the time and had already
tried out in City's reserves against Newcastle reserves in a North Eastern
League match. He was in the right place at the right time to benefit
from City's misfortune. Page made his City debut at Chesterfield on 3 November, but missed a
golden opportunity to score when he shot over the bar with the keeper
out of position. He fired wide a couple of minutes later when he again
had an open goal. He improved in the second half and 'settled down to
his work in splendid style', according to Nimrod in the Leeds Mercury,
though he saw one terrific drive well saved. Page failed to register a goal in four appearances for City, prompting
the club to sign Billy McLeod from Lincoln City. McLeod became one of
the most reliable goalscorers in the entire Football League over the
next decade while Page was left to languish in the Peacocks' reserves. He departed Elland Road at the end of the
season to return to Redhill, where he ended his career. |