George Tait (footballer)

George Tait
Personal information
Date of birth 13 November 1859
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Date of death 20 November 1882(1882-11-20) (aged 23)
Place of death Birmingham, England
Position Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Birmingham Excelsior
International career
1881 England 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Tait (13 November 1859 – 20 November 1882) was an English international footballer who played as a centre forward.

Early and personal life

Tait was born in the Newtown area of Birmingham, the sixth of eight children.[1]

Career

Tait played club football for Birmingham Excelsior, and earned one cap for England on 26 February 1881, in a 1–0 loss to Wales.[1][2]

Later life and death

He died in Aston on 20 November 1882 of typhoid, aged 23.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "England Players - 86. George Tait". www.englandfootballonline.com.
  2. ^ "George Tait - England International Footballer". englandstats.com.