George Perrins (24 February 1873 – 1947) was an English footballer. His regular position was at half back. He was born in Birmingham. He played for Birmingham St George's, Newton Heath,[2] Luton Town, Chatham Town, and Stockport County.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 1873 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1947 (aged 73–74)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back Right-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1892 | Birmingham St George's | ? | (?) |
| 1892–1896 | Newton Heath | 96 | (0) |
| 1896–1898 | Luton Town | 6 | (0) |
| 1898–1901 | Chatham Town | ? | (?) |
| 1901–1902 | Stockport County | 29 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Perrins made his Newton Heath debut on 3 September 1892 in their first ever league match, playing at right half in a 4–3 defeat by Blackburn Rovers.[3] He established himself as Newton Heath's regular right-half, position he occupied for three seasons. 1895–96 season was Perrins' last as a Heathen – after one of his appearances it was reported that "he was weak and no one understood what he wanted to do with the ball. He caressed it and dribbled when he should rather have made sure to get rid of it."[4]
He also played twice as an emergency goalkeeper in Second Division matches against Burton Wanderers, when Hugh Douglas had just been transferred to Derby County and Joe Ridgway was struggling with a broken finger.[4] Both games were lost by Newton Heath 2–1 and 5–1, respectively.[5] Perrins managed to make 102 appearances for Newton Heath, becoming just second player in club's history to achieve 100 appearances after Fred Erentz.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Newton Heath | 1892–93[2] | First Division | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |
| 1893–94[2] | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| 1894–95[2] | Second Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| 1895–96[2] | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 96 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 102 | 0 | |||
| Luton Town | 1896–97[1] | – [a] | – | – | 6[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1897–98[1] | Second Division[c] | 6 | 0 | – | 7[b] | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Stockport County | 1901–02[7] | Second Division | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | |
| Career total | 131 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 153 | 1 | ||