Charlie George
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George in April 1970
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Frederick George | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1968 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1975 | Arsenal | 133 | (31) |
| 1975–1978 | Derby County | 106 | (34) |
| 1977 | → St George (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1978 | Minnesota Kicks | 18 | (9) |
| 1978–1981 | Southampton | 44 | (11) |
| 1980 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Bulova | 7 | (0) |
| 1982 | Bournemouth | 2 | (0) |
| 1982 | Derby County | 11 | (2) |
| 1982 | Bulova | ? | (?) |
| 1982 | Dundee United | 0 | (0) |
| 1983 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 322 | (88) | |
| National team | |||
| 1976 | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Charles Frederick "Charlie" George (born 10 October 1950) is an English former footballer. He played as a forward in the Football League most notably for Arsenal, Southampton, Nottingham Forest and Derby County F.C. as well.
Born in Islington, London, George supported Arsenal as a boy and played for Islington Schoolboys before joining his favoured club in May 1966. He turned professional in 1968 and made his first-team debut for the club on 9 August 1969 against Everton, on the first day of the 1969–70 season; Arsenal lost 1–0. He became a regular in the side that season, playing 39 times, including in Arsenal's 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup campaign; he scored goals against Dinamo Bacau and Ajax, as well as playing in both legs of the final against RSC Anderlecht, which Arsenal won 4–3 on aggregate.
George broke his ankle at the start of the following season following a collision with Everton goalkeeper Gordon West, but returned after being out for five months and played a significant part in Arsenal's run-in to the 1970–71 Division One title, scoring five times in 17 appearances in the League. However, the highlight of his season came in the FA Cup; he scored in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds as well as proving the difference in the Final against Liverpool. The game was locked at 1–1 in extra time, Arsenal having been 1–0 down before Kelly's equaliser; in the 111th minute George latched onto John Radford's square ball and scored a spectacular winner from 20 yards to win the match. He celebrated by lying flat on his back with arms aloft. With that Cup win, Arsenal completed their first Double win.
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