George Eastham

George Eastham
Eastham in 1973
Personal information
Full name George Edward Eastham
Date of birth (1936-09-23)23 September 1936
Place of birth Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Date of death 20 December 2024(2024-12-20) (aged 88)
Position(s) Midfielder / Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1956 Ards 51 (13)
1956–1960 Newcastle United 124 (29)
1960–1966 Arsenal 207 (41)
1966–1973 Stoke City 194 (4)
1967 → Cleveland Stokers (loan) 11 (1)
1970 → Cape Town City (loan) 17 (1)
1971 → Hellenic (loan) 26 (2)
1972 → Hellenic (loan)
1975 East London United
Total 536 (75)
International career
1959–1960 England U23 6 (3)
1963–1966 England 19 (2)
Managerial career
1977–1978 Stoke City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Edward Eastham, OBE (23 September 1936 – 20 December 2024) was an English footballer. He was known for playing for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City, as well as a non-playing member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad.

Death

Eastham died on 20 December 2024 at the age of 88.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United 1956–57 First Division 18200——182
1957–58 First Division 29322——315
1958–59 First Division 35611——367
1959–60 First Division 421822——4420
Total 1242955——12934
Arsenal 1960–61 First Division 1951000—205
1961–62 First Division 3862000—406
1962–63 First Division 3343000—364
1963–64 First Division 38104000304510
1964–65 First Division 42102000—4410
1965–66 First Division 3761000—386
Total 20741130003022341
Stoke City 1966–67 First Division 4111010—431
1967–68 First Division 3911050—451
1968–69 First Division 2714020—331
1969–70 First Division 3412010—371
1970–71 First Division 190602010280
1971–72 First Division 140808110311
1972–73 First Division 180100000190
1973–74 First Division 2000002040
Total 1944230191402405
Cleveland Stokers (loan) 1967 United Soccer Association 111———111
Career total 536754151917060381
  1. ↑ Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Texaco Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance in Texaco Cup and one appearance in Watney Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 196350
196471
196540
196621
Total182

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Stoke City 22 March 1977 9 January 1978 3791216024.3
Total 3791216024.3

Honours

Stoke City

England

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ "George Eastham OBE (1936-2024)". Stoke City FC. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "EASTHAM George Richard". 11v11.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
  4. ↑ "NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players, Photos, and Statistics". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Eastham, George at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ↑ "George Eastham | Football Stats | No Club | Age 81 | 1971–1972 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  7. ↑ World Cup 1966 winners honoured
  8. ↑ "NASL All-Star Teams, all-time". homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "No. 45984". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 May 1973. p. 6482.