George Poyser
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Henry Poyser | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Stanton Hill, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 January 1995 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Skegby, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Teversal Colliery | |||
| Stanton Hill Victoria | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) | |
| Stourbridge | |||
| Mansfield Town | |||
| 1931–1934 | Port Vale | 72 | (0) |
| 1934–1946 | Brentford | 149 | (0) |
| 1946–1947 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | (0) |
| Dover | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Dover | |||
| 1953–1957 | Notts County | ||
| 1963–1965 | Manchester City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
George Henry Poyser (6 February 1910 – 30 January 1995) was an English football player and manager.
A defender, he enjoyed a lengthy playing career, the tail end of which was interrupted by World War II. He played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stourbridge, Mansfield Town, Port Vale, Brentford, and Plymouth Argyle. He helped Brentford to win the Second Division title in 1934–35.
He became a coach and manager after the war, taking charge of Dover, Notts County and Manchester City. He took County into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, though he was better equipped as a scout than as a manager.
Poyser played as a defender, and was a strong left-back. Playing for Teversal Colliery, he had an unsuccessful trial at Mansfield Town, before moving on to Stanton Hill Victoria. He enjoyed spells at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Stourbridge, before signing with Mansfield Town. He was part of the Mansfield team when they were elected to the Football League in 1931.
In May 1931, he joined Port Vale of the Second Division. His debut came on 2 January 1932, in a 2–0 win over Plymouth Argyle at The Old Recreation Ground. However, he totalled just six appearances for the "Valiants" in the 1931–32 campaign. He featured 28 times in the 1932–33 season, before establishing himself in the first team with 39 appearances in the 1933–34 campaign. He made 72 league appearances for Port Vale.
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