George Huntley Badenoch (9 April 1882 – 15 June 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop as an outside forward.[1][6] He made over 125 appearances for Southern League clubs Watford, Northampton Town and Tottenham Hotspur.[4][7]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Huntley Badenoch[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Castle Douglas, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 15 June 1915 (aged 33)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée, France[4] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[5] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right, wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1899–1900 | Douglas Wanderers | ||
| 1900–1901 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
| 1901–1903 | Glossop | 48 | (4) |
| 1903–1906 | Watford | 80 | (9) |
| 1906–1907 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (0) |
| 1907–1909 | Northampton Town | 47 | (1) |
| Indian Head Thistle | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Badenoch was an engineer by trade and served in the Galloway Rifle Volunteers prior to leaving Scotland for England in 1901.[8] His football career ended due to a knee injury.[5] Following a summer in Canada in 1908,[9] Badenoch and his wife emigrated to the country in January 1910 and reunited with other members of the Badenoch family in Indian Head, Saskatchewan.[8] There, he had two children and played for the local cricket club.[8][10] Badenoch returned to Britain with his family in 1913 and the following year, after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted as a private in the 1st (Western Ontario) Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.[2][11] At the time of his enlistment, he was working as a sales manager.[12] Badenoch was posted to the Western Front with his regiment in February 1915 and saw action at St. Julien and Kitcheners' Wood.[11] He was killed on 15 June 1915, during the Second Action of Givenchy and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial.[3][11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 1903–04[13] | Southern League Second Division | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 1904–05[14] | Southern League First Division | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 8 | |
| 1905–06[15] | Southern League First Division | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| Total | 80 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 89 | 10 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1906–07[16] | Southern League First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 81 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 90 | 10 | ||
Honours
Watford
- Southern League Second Division: 1903–04[13]
Northampton Town