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George Clawley

George Clawley, English footballer (died 1920)

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Born
April 10, 1875
Died
July 16, 1920
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1875

About George Clawley

George Clawley was an English professional goalkeeper who played for Stoke, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was the goalkeeper for the Spurs side that won the 1901 FA Cup final. In his first two-year spell with The Saints he was ever-present, captaining the south coast club to the Southern League title in both 1896–97 and 1897–98. In the first match of the 1901 FA Cup final against Sheffield United, Spurs were 2–1 up (both goals from Sandy Brown) when in a goalmouth scramble Clawley turned the ball around the post for what should have been a corner.

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George Clawley timeline

  1. In his first two-year spell with The Saints he was ever-present, captaining the south coast club to the Southern League title in both 1896–97 and 1897–98.
  2. He was the goalkeeper for the Spurs side that won the 1901 FA Cup final.
  3. In the first match of the 1901 FA Cup final against Sheffield United, Spurs were 2–1 up (both goals from Sandy Brown) when in a goalmouth scramble Clawley turned the ball around the post for what should have been a corner.

The world when George Clawley was born

George Clawley was born in 1875. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Kentucky Derby — won by Aristides
  • Top headlineCivil Rights Act of 1875 passed
  • Technology milestoneFirst Kentucky Derby horse race
  • World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population42.6M

1875 versus 2026

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Measure18752026
Population42.6M341 million

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