George Bristow (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Andrew Bristow | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Chiswick, England | ||
| Date of death | 4 January 2010 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Wiltshire, England | ||
| Playing position | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1961 | Brentford | 245 | (8) |
| → Blandford United (guest) | |||
| 1961–1962 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| Yiewsley | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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George Andrew Bristow (25 June 1933 – 4 January 2010) was an English professional football right half who played in the Football League for Brentford, making over 260 appearances for the club. He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in May 2015.
A right half, Bristow joined Brentford at a young age and came through the youth ranks, making his debut at the age of 17 in a 4–0 Division Two defeat to Manchester City on 14 October 1950. During his National Service, Bristow turned down a move to follow former teammate Peter Broadbent to Division One side Wolverhampton Wanderers. After completing his National Service, it wasn't until the 1953–54 season that Bristow was able to hold down a regular first team place, making 27 appearances in a campaign which saw the Bees relegated to the Division Three South. In February 1956, Bristow was awarded a testimonial versus an International Managers XI, the club's youngest player to be granted the honour. Bristow's best years at Brentford came in the 1957–58 and 1958–59 seasons, making over 40 appearances in each. Injuries took their toll on Bristow and he departed the club at the end of the 1960–61 season, after making 264 appearances for the club and scoring eight goals. He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in May 2015.
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