| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George William Showell | ||
| Date of birth | (1934-02-09)9 February 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilston, England | ||
| Date of death | 18 December 2012(2012-12-18) (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Wrexham, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SE Staffordshire | |||
| 1949–19xx | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1965 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 200 | (3) |
| 1965–1966 | Bristol City | 11 | (0) |
| 1966–1968 | Wrexham | 48 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George William Showell (9 February 1934 – 18 December 2012) was an English professionalfootballer who played inthe Football League forWolverhampton Wanderers,Bristol City andWrexham.[1] He spent the majority of his playing career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, featuring in two league championship-winning seasons and in the1960 FA Cup Final.
Showell was born inBilston[1] and signed up byWolverhampton Wanderers in 1949.[2] After several seasons in the reserves, he made his senior debut on 2 April 1955 in a 1–1 draw againstPreston North End. This was the first in a run of games he had at the end of the1954–55 season,.[3]
He did however play in two of the club's league championship triumphs, as well as in the1960 FA Cup Final, where they beatBlackburn Rovers 3–0 atWembley,[4] and the1959 and1960 Charity Shield matches.[5] He finally gained a regular first-team role afterBilly Wright retired at the beginning of the1959–60 campaign,[6] and over the first half of the 1960s was a first-choice player atMolineux, amassing 218 appearances in total.[2]
When the club were relegated in 1965, Showell moved toBristol City. He spent just eighteen months there before joiningWrexham in November 1966, where he finished his playing career. He remained with Wrexham until 1990, as assistant manager,[1] trainer,caretaker manager,[7] and physiotherapist, and was one of 20 inaugural inductees to the club's Supporters Association Hall of Fame.[8][9]
He died on 18 December 2012 aged 78.[10] He collapsed while shopping at a supermarket and died later in Wrexham Maelor Hospital.[11]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton's policy is based in the development of new players and I must make way for George Showell.
George Showell the trainer is in charge for today's home game with Torquay United and will look after the side until a new manager is appointed.