George Badenoch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Huntley Badenoch[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Castle Douglas, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 15 June 1915 (aged 32)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée, France[3] | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Douglas Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| 1901–1903 | Glossop | 48 | (4) |
| 1903–1906 | Watford | 80 | (9) |
| 1906–1907 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (0) |
| 1907–1909 | Northampton Town | 47 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
George Huntley Badenoch (9 April 1882 – 15 June 1915) was a Scottish professional football outside forward who played in the Football League for Glossop.[1] He made over 125 appearances for Southern League clubs Watford, Northampton Town and Tottenham Hotspur.[4]
Personal life
Badenoch and his wife emigrated to Canada in January 1910, reuniting with other members of the Badenoch family in Indian Head, Saskatchewan.[3] He returned to Britain with his family in 1913 and the following year, after the outbreak of the First World War, enlisted as a private in the 1st (Western Ontario) Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.[3][5] He was posted to France with his regiment in February 1915 and saw action at St. Julien and Kitcheners' Wood.[3] Badenoch was killed on 15 June 1915 during the Second Action of Givenchy.[3] He is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial.[2]
Honours
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 13. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "george badenoch". www.mehstg.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/000MergedAtkinson-Bates.pdf
- ↑ "George Huntley Badenoch | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2016-01-01.