George Law (footballer, born 1885)

George Law (13 December 1885 – 9 September 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back.

George Law
Personal information
Full name George Law
Date of birth (1885-12-13)13 December 1885
Place of birth Arbroath, Scotland
Date of death 9 September 1969(1969-09-09) (aged 83)[1]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Lochside
Arbroath Dauntless
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1907 Arbroath
1907–1912 Rangers 96 (1)
1912–1916 Leeds City 105 (1)
1916–1919 Rangers 4 (0)
1917 → Partick Thistle (loan) 4 (0)
1919–1922 Arbroath 32 (0)
Total 241 (2)
International career
1910 Scotland 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He began his career at local club Arbroath and moved to Rangers in 1907. Law became a favourite among the Ibrox fans for his determined, hard-tackling defensive style. Playing during the William Wilton era, he won a Scottish league championship medal in 1911, one Glasgow Cup, and two Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups. He never won a Scottish Cup, but did play in the abandoned 1909 Scottish Cup Final.[3]

Law left Rangers and moved to Leeds City in 1912.[4] During World War I he returned to Glasgow to work at shipyards on the River Clyde, signing again for Rangers[1][5] and spending a short time on loan with Partick Thistle.[6] He returned to part-time Arbroath in the early 1920s.[7] After retirement from football, he went into the motor engineering business.[1]

References
  1. Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  2. "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Leeds City". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. (Rangers player) Law, George, FitbaStats
  4. Leeds City Players Details : No.89 : Law, George, Leeds United F.C. History
  5. (Rangers player) Law, ?, FitbaStats
  6. George Law, The Thistle Archive
  7. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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