Player Profile

George TRAVERS

Full name
George Edward TRAVERS

Date of birth
July 19th, 1887 - Waterloo

First joined
June 28th, 1919 [transferred in]

First team debut
August 30th, 1919 vs. Plymouth Argyle (Away)

Last match played
April 3rd, 1920 vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (Away)

Positions

CF

IRA
International eligibility
ENGLAND
No international caps.

A much travelled forward, Birmingham-born Travers played for ten clubs in as many seasons around the time of the First World War.

He signed for Swindon after the hostilities ended in 1919, and played in the Town's final season in the Southern League. He scored fourteen goals, making him the club's second highest scorer that year, before moving on to Millwall In June 1920, where he stayed just four months.

Playing Record


Senior

Season NON-LGE FA CUP TOTAL
AppsGlsAppsGls Apps Gls
1919/20 34 12 2 2 36 14
TOTAL 34 12 2 2 36 14

Career details


Club Details
Bilston United

Bilston Utd 		 
Rowley United

Rowley United 		 
Birmingham

Birmingham 		April 13th, 1907 
Aston Villa

Aston Villa 		December 3rd, 1908 
Queens Park Rangers

Q.P.R. 		May 1909 
Leicester Fosse

Leicester Fosse 		August 23rd, 1910 
Barnsley

Barnsley 		January 18th, 1911 ; transferred out (February 6th, 1914)
Manchester United

Man Utd 		February 6th, 1914 (transferred in , £400 ); transferred out (June 28th, 1919)
Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham 		September 1915 (guest)
Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham 		September 1916 (guest)
Coventry City

Coventry City 		May 1919 (trial)
Swindon Town

Swindon 		June 28th, 1919 (transferred in, free transfer)
Millwall

Millwall 		June 17th, 1920 
Norwich City

Norwich City 		October 21st, 1920 
Gillingham

Gillingham 		July 27th, 1921 
Cradley Heath St. Luke's

Cradley Heath St. Luke's 		October 1922 
Pembroke Dock

Pembroke Dock 		October 1923