Player profile
George Pither
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Birthdate: 24 June 1899 Birthplace: Kew, Surrey, England Date of death: 3 June 1966 Other clubs:Richmond Wednesday (1914-15), Isleworth Town (1915-21), Brentford (1921-22), Millwall (1922-24), Bristol Rovers (1924-25), Torquay United (1925-26), Merthyr Town (1926), Crewe Alexandra (1928-29), New Brighton (1929-31), Tunbridge Wells Rangers (1931-32), Margate (1932-34) Bought from:Merthyr Town Signed for LFC:£500, 24.11.1926 |
Liverpool debut: 01.01.1927 Last appearance: 25.04.1928 Debut goal: 01.10.1927 Last goal: 01.10.1927 Contract expiry: 26.05.1928 Win ratio: 25% W:3 D:4 L:5 LFC league games/goals: 12 / 1 Total LFC games/goals: 12 / 1 |
Player profile
Pither had played 16 League matches and scored six goals for Merthyr Town in Third Division South when he joined Liverpool in the first part of the 1926/27 season. He played a dozen matches exclusively as replacement left-winger for the established Fred Hopkin, in the 1926/27 season and 1927/28. Pither's only goal for the club came on the first day of October 1927 when Portsmouth were crushed 8-2 at Anfield with the other scorers being William Devlin with four and Gordon Hodgson who scored a hat-trick. After 18 months at Anfield Pither returned to the third tier of League football with Crewe Alexandra, playing 38 League games and scoring 11 before joining New Brighton in 1929.Appearances per season
| Season | League | FA | LC | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1926-1927 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1927-1928 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total | Opponent |
|---|---|
| 3 | Leicester City |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2 | West Ham United |
| 1 | Everton |
| 1 | Portsmouth |
| 1 | Newcastle United |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1 | Tottenham |
| Total | Competition |
|---|---|
| 12 | League |
Goals per season
| Season | League | FA | LC | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1926-1927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927-1928 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
| Total | Opponent |
|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth |
| Total | Competition |
|---|---|
| 1 | League |
| Total | Goal minute period |
|---|---|
| 1 | 16-30 minutes |
| Total | Open play/Penalty |
|---|---|
| 1 | Open play |
Milestone Appearances
| # | Date | Against | Stadium | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01.01.1927 | Bolton Wanderers | Burnden Park | League |
Milestone Goals
| # | Minute | Date | Against | Stadium | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 01.10.1927 | Portsmouth | Anfield | League |
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