George Horler

George Henry Horler (10 February 1895 – March 1967) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Reading, West Ham United and Fulham.[1][3]

George Horler
Personal information
Full name George Henry Horler[1]
Date of birth 10 February 1895
Place of birth Coleford, England
Date of death March 1967 (1967-04) (aged 72)[2]
Playing position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Coleford
0000–1913 Frome Town
1913–1922 Reading 56 (0)
1922–1927 West Ham United 47 (0)
1927–1928 Fulham 8 (0)
Aldershot
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Horler served as a sergeant in the Army Medical Corps during the First World War.[4]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United 1922–23[5] Second Division 5 0 2 0 7 0
1924–25[5] First Division 15 0 0 0 15 0
1925–26[5] 5 0 0 0 5 0
1926–27[5] 20 0 3 0 23 0
1927–28[5] 2 0 ― 2 0
Total 47 0 5 0 52 0
Fulham 1927–28[6] Second Division 8 0 1 0 9 0
Career total 55 0 6 0 61 0

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 143. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "George Horler". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. "Reading Evening Post". 3 April 1967. p. 9.
  4. "Reading | Club | History | History | Our World War One heroes". Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  5. "George Horler". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  6. "George Horler". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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