George Scoones
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | George William Scoones | ||
Date of birth | 9 June 1886 | ||
Place of birth | Saint Helier, Jersey | ||
Date of death | Unknown | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1912–1922 | Rennes | 87 | (20) |
Total | 87 | (20) | |
Managerial career | |||
1920–1922 | Rennes | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George William Scoones (9 June 1886 – ?) was an English professional football player and manager.
Career
Scoones was born in Saint Helier, one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. In 1912, he moved to the Brittany region in France and began playing football with Stade Rennais Université Club. Scoones spent a decade at the club amassing over 80 appearances and scoring 20 goals.[1] In 1918, he served for England in World War I.[2] After returning from duty, Scoones spent the final two years at Rennes serving in a player-coach role. In his final season at the club in 1922, he led the team to the Coupe de France final where they were defeated by Red Star Olympique.[3]
References
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- 1886 births
- Year of death missing
- Jersey footballers
- English footballers
- English football managers
- Stade Rennais F.C. players
- Stade Rennais F.C. managers
- People from Saint Helier
- English football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs