George Woolston Pyke
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Woolston Pyke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Date of death | 1977 (aged 83–84)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Rutherford College | |||
| 1913–1922 | Newcastle United | 13 | (3) |
| → Durham City (guest) | |||
| 1922–1927 | Blyth Spartans | (135) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
George Woolston Pyke (28 August 1893 – 1977) was an English professional football centre forward who played in the The Football League for Newcastle United.[1] He had a notable spell in the North Eastern League with Blyth Spartans, scoring 135 goals for the club.[2]
Personal life
Pyke served as a corporal with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 237. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ "Blyth Spartans AFC » Late equaliser denies Spartans in Trophy". blythspartansafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ↑ "Footballers". www.shieldsgazette.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ↑ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 266. ISBN 978-0857330772.
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