George Livingstone | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 May 1876 Dumbarton, Scotland |
| Died |
15 January 1950 (aged 73)[1] Helensburgh, Scotland[1] |
George Turner Livingstone (5 May 1876 – 15 January 1950) was a Scottish footballer.[2] His regular position was at inside forward.
Career[]
Livingstone was born in Dumbarton and started his career with Sinclair Swifts.[3] He then moved to Artizan Thistle and Parkhead ,[4] before moving to Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish league.[5] In 1900, he joined Sunderland,[6] but he only played there for a season before moving to Celtic.[7] He made 31 appearances and scored 11 goals in his time at Sunderland.[6]
In 1902, he moved back to England, signing for Liverpool and then Manchester City in 1903.[8][9] He made 88 appearances for City, scoring 20 goals.[9] He returned to Scotland in 1906, playing for Rangers for two years before transferring to Manchester United in 1908.[10] He helped United win the 1911 league title, before retiring in 1914.[11] He later worked under Bill Struth at Rangers as the first team trainer.[3]
He is the only football player to-date that has played (and scored) for both sides of the Old Firm and for Manchester's two biggest rivals.[3]
Personal life[]
Livingstone's older brother Archie was also a professional footballer.[12] He served as a private in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War.[13]
Honours[]
Manchester City
- FA Cup: 1903–04[3]
Manchester United
- Football League First Division: 1910–11[3]
See also[]
- Played for Celtic and Rangers
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ↑ "George Turner Livingstone – Scotland Football League Record from 02 Mar 1907 to 02 Mar 1907 clubs – Rangers". http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/georgeturnerlivingstone.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Livingstone George Turner Image 2 Manchester City 1904" (in en-GB). http://vintagefootballers.com/product/livingstone-george-image-2-man-city-1904/. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ↑ "Geordie Livingstone – Player Statistics (The Sons Archive – Dumbarton Football Club History)" (in en). http://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=894.
- ↑ "George T Livingston – Hearts Career – from 19 Sep 1896 to 30 Apr 1900". http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/livingstongeorget.html.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Player.aspx?PlayerID=529. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ↑ "Celtic Player George Livingstone Details". http://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=2299.
- ↑ "Liverpool career stats for George Livingstone – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/717.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Geordie Livingstone – MCFC Players – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". https://bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/History/Players/Player.aspx?id=140. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ↑ "Rangers Player George Livingstone Details". http://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1831.
- ↑ "George Livingstone – Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/livingstone_george.html.
- ↑ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ↑ "George Turner Livingstone | Service Record" (in en). https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/george-livingstone-footballer/.
External links[]
- G at the Scottish Football Association
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