George Carter (footballer born 1867)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 February 1866 | ||
| Place of birth | Hereford, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 January 1945 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Southampton, England | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nil Desperandum | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1887–1894 | Southampton St. Mary's | 0 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1901–1915 | Southampton Reserves | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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George Carter (16 February 1866 – 23 January 1945) was an English footballer and all-round sportsman who played a prominent part in the early history of Southampton Football Club, leading them to success in local cup tournaments and captaining the side in their first FA Cup match in 1891.
Carter was born in Hereford and represented his county at both football and cricket. He is recorded as making three appearances for Herefordshire County Cricket Club in 1885, against Worcestershire in July and again in August and against MCC in August.
Carter was employed as an engraver by the Ordnance Survey and in 1887 he was posted to their offices in Southampton. Speaking in 1999, Carter's daughter-in-law, Nellie Carter, said that Carter was "not at all happy" about being posted to Southampton and that Carter maintained that the move was arranged by Dr. Russell Bencraft who was medical officer at the Ordnance Survey and the first president of Southampton St. Mary's F.C.
In October 1887, he was introduced to Southampton St. Mary's F.C. and asked to play as a full-back. He played at right-back in the club's first appearance in a cup tournament, in the Hampshire Junior Cup against Totton on 26 November 1887. The match was won 1–0, with "Carter's playing at the back (being) a distinctive feature of the game". The team went on to defeat Petersfield 10–0 in the next round, with five goals from A. A. Fry and four from captain C.E. (Ned) Bromley. This was followed by victories over Lymington (4–0) and Bournemouth Arabs (2–1) before the final against Southampton Harriers. The first match, played at the County Cricket Ground ended in a 2–2 draw, with St. Mary's taking the replay on 24 March by a 2–1 margin, thus winning their first trophy. Carter appeared in all six matches in the cup tournament, playing at right-back.
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