Geordie Dewar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Dewar | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1867 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 2 September 1915 (aged 48) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dumbarton Athletic | |||
| 1887–1889 | Dumbarton | ||
| 1889–1897 | Blackburn Rovers | 174 | (7) |
| 1897–1898 | New Brighton Tower | ||
| 1898–1899 | Southampton | 4 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1888–1889 | Scotland | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
George "Geordie" Dewar (20 July 1867 – 2 September 1915), was a Scottish footballer who played in the early days of professional football for Blackburn Rovers as well as being capped twice for Scotland. He was born in Dumbarton, Scotland.
Dewar served his apprenticeship as a ship's upholsterer before embarking on a full-time career as a professional footballer.
A powerful centre half, he came to prominence in local football with Dumbarton Athletic before joining Dumbarton in September 1887, winning his two caps in the two subsequent years. His first cap came on 24 March 1888 in the British Home Championship match at the Solitude Ground, Belfast where he scored the opening goal in the 10–2 rout of Ireland. He also played in the 3–2 victory over England the following April.
One of the people watching the England v. Scotland game in April 1889 was Tom Mitchell, the secretary of Blackburn Rovers. He was looking to strengthen his side by buying the best players from Scotland. Mitchell persuaded Dewar to join Blackburn; in doing so, he brought an end to his international career as at this time Scotland did not select men playing in England. Dewar became a fixture in the Blackburn team over the next few years, playing 174 league matches; he even turned out for the Football League against their Scottish counterparts.
In the FA Cup final against Sheffield Wednesday (from the Football Alliance) at The Oval on 29 March 1890, Rovers were the odds-on favourites to win in view both of their record of three victories in the previous six seasons and their superior league placing. Blackburn fielded a team consisting of nine England or Scotland internationals. Rovers lived up to expectations as they romped away with the Cup defeating their Yorkshire opponents 6–1 with goals by Billy Townley (3), Nat Walton, Jack Southworth and Joe Lofthouse.
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