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George Dewsnip

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George Dewsnip
Dewsnip in 1979
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-05-06) 6 May 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Little Hulton[1]Salford, England
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Thurrock
Gidea Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1974 Preston North End 0 (0)
1974–1977 Southport 87 (11)
1977–1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 (3)
1978–1979 Los Angeles Aztecs 13 (3)
1979 Atlanta Chiefs 17 (0)
1980 Columbus Magic
1980–1982 Cleveland Force (indoor) 54 (18)
1982 New Jersey Rockets (indoor) 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Dewsnip is an English retired professional footballer who played in the Football League, North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

He became an apprentice in 1972 and later signed professional terms with Preston North End but was released in 1974 without making a first team appearance.[2] He then joined nearby Southport.[3][4]

In June 1977, Southport sold Dewsnip's contract to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League for £11,000.[5] In June 1978, the Strikers sent Dewsnip, Andy Rolland and the number one selection in the 1980 NASL Draft to the Los Angeles Aztecs in exchange for George Best.[6] He spent a season and a half in Los Angeles before being sent to the Atlanta Chiefs. He finished the 1979 season in Atlanta, then played for the Columbus Magic of the American Soccer League in 1980. That fall, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League.

References

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  1. ^ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1978-1979. Macdonald and Jane's. August 1978. p. 386.
  2. ^ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1974-1975 (published 1974), Queen Anne Press, p380
  3. ^ "George Dewsnip". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. ^ George Dewsnip at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  5. ^ "Southport FC: June 1977". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Fort Lauderdale Strikers History".
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