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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Alfred Bellis | ||
| Date of birth | (1904-06-08)8 June 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Khadki, British India | ||
| Date of death | 1969 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1923 | Formby United | ||
| 1924–1927 | Southport | 41 | (4) |
| 1927–1929 | Wrexham | 82 | (5) |
| 1929–1932 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | (0) |
| 1932–1935 | Burnley | 86 | (0) |
| 1935–1937 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 56 | (0) |
| 1937–19?? | Wellington Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Alfred Bellis (8 June 1904 – 1969) was an English professionalfootballer who played as adefender.
Bellis' father was serving with theRoyal Engineers in India when his son was born. The family moved back to England soon after and settled inSeaforth, Lancashire, where Bellis began to excel at football. He was playing open-age football for top Bootle league side Seaforth Fellowship when he was just sixteen years old and signed forFormby United in August 1921, aged 17.
After two seasons he moved toSouthport for three years before moving to fellowThird Division North sideWrexham in 1927. He scored on his debut for the Welsh club, the only goal in a 1–0 win atChesterfield, and became a mainstay of the team's defence.
Bellis graduated to theSecond Division to play withWolverhampton Wanderers in 1929, and was part of the championship-winning side of 1931–32. Bellis's stay in the top flight lasted only a matter of months before he joinedBurnley in December 1932. He was soon awarded the captaincy.
In the close season of 1935 Bellis joined his final league club,Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic inDivision Three South.
In 1937, aged 33, he left to joinWellington Town.
He later moved back to Seaforth and died in the area in 1969, aged 64.