George Tait - 1 Cap (0 Goals)
- Full Name: George Tait
- Born: 1859?, Aston, Birmingham
- Died: 20th November 1882, Aston, Birmingham
- England Career: 1881
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Birmingham Excelsior (1)
- FA Legacy Number: 86
- George Tait's exact date of birth is still unknown but it is likely to have been in the fourth quarter of 1859. His career started as a youngster to first team at Birmingham Excelsior. Douglas Lamming, in his book, suggest that Tait only got his England cap "was inline with the then policy of spreading honours around in matches other than those against Scotland". He died suddenly "from a severe attack of typhoid fever" at the young age of 23.
N.B. His age below is approximate.
England Career Statistics
- Only Cap: v
Wales (FR) on 26th February 1881 aged 21 years, 3 months, 25 days - Starts: 1
- Substitute:
0
- Withdrawn:
0
- Full Games: 1
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Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- Athletic News Obiturary, Wednesday 22nd November 1882, page 7.
- 3 sources from 1 matchSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- WAL, 0 - 1, 26th Feb 1881 (FR) Birmingham Excelsior, Cap: 1.
Age: 21 years, 3 months, 25 days.
- * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.
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