George Hilsdon was an international footballer who represented England 8 times scoring 14 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 16th February 1907 at 21 years old, and his last was vs Ireland on 13th February 1909 aged 23. Hilsdon, born on 10th August 1885, in Bromley-by-Bow, London, has a FA Legacy Number of 325 and played as a Centre Forward for his country.
George Hilsdon - 8 caps (14 goals)
- Full Name: George Richard Hilsdon
- Born: 10th August 1885, Bromley-by-Bow, London
- Died: 10th September 1941, Leicester aged 56
- England Career: 1907 - 1909
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Chelsea (8)
- FA Legacy Number: 325
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Ireland (HC) on 16th February 1907 aged 21 years, 6 months, 6 days - Last Cap: v Ireland (HC) on 13th February 1909 aged 23 years, 6 months, 3 days
- First Goal: v Ireland (HC) on 15th February 1908 aged 22 years, 6 months, 5 days
- Career Length: 1 year, 363 days
- Starts: 8
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 8
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 5
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 3
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 5
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 6
- 12
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 7
- 14
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Forward
- 8
- 14
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 8
- 14
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 8
- 14
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Bob Crompton
- 8 Matches
- Ben Warren
- 8 Matches
- Billy Wedlock
- 8 Matches
- Jimmy Windridge
- 7 Matches
- Vivian Woodward
- 7 Matches
- Jock Rutherford
- 7 Matches
- Arthur Bridgett
- 5 Matches
- Horace Bailey
- 4 Matches
- Bob Hawkes
- 4 Matches
- Evelyn Lintott
- 4 Matches
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)
- 21 sources from 8 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- IRE, 4 - 0, 13th Feb 1909 (HC)
Chelsea, Cap: 8.
Age: 23 years, 6 months, 3 days. 
BOH, 4 - 0, 13th Jun 1908 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 7.
Age: 22 years, 10 months, 3 days.
HUN, 7 - 0, 10th Jun 1908 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 6.
Age: 22 years, 10 months, 0 days.
AUT, 6 - 1, 6th Jun 1908 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 5.
Age: 22 years, 9 months, 27 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 4th Apr 1908 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 4.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 25 days.
WAL, 7 - 1, 16th Mar 1908 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 3.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 6 days.- IRE, 3 - 1, 15th Feb 1908 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 6 months, 5 days. - IRE, 1 - 0, 16th Feb 1907 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 1.
Age: 21 years, 6 months, 6 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.