| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Washington Elliott[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1889-01-07)7 January 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 November 1948(1948-11-27) (aged 59) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre forward /Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Redcar Crusaders | |||
| South Bank | |||
| 1909–1925 | Middlesbrough | 344 | (203) |
| International career | |||
| 1913–1920 | England | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Washington Elliott (7 January 1889 – 27 November 1948[1][3]) was afootball player forMiddlesbrough andEngland during the early 20th century.
On 3 May 1909, he signed for Middlesbrough. He played his first few games atinside right, but later converted to a centre-forward.[4] He also won threeEngland caps.[1]
He was top scorer in theDivision One during the1913–14 season with 31 goals, and (as of 1989) held the club record for most goals in a single match, with 11 for the Reserves in a 14–1 win overHoughton Rovers. He was top scorer during seven out of nine ofBoro's peacetime seasons from1910–11.[4]
He spent all of his 'Boro career in the top flight until relegation in his penultimate season made his final season was spent in the second tier. His last appearance was againstSouthampton in1924–25[4] after which he retired, and resumed his job as a cargo superintendent at Middlesbrough docks. In total he made 344 League appearances for Middlesbrough, scoring on 203 occasions.[1]
In 1925 he was committed for trial charged with manslaughter following the death of an 11 year old Italian boy whose body was found under his car. He was acquitted in November 1925.[5]
