George Eastham was an international footballer who represented England 19 times scoring 2 goals. His first cap was against Brazil on 8th May 1963 at 26 years old, and his last was vs Denmark on 3rd July 1966 aged 29. Eastham, born on 23rd October 1936, in Blackpool, has a FA Legacy Number of 820 and played as a Inside Right, Midfielder and Inside Left for his country.

George Eastham - 19 caps (2 goals)

Full Name: George Edward Eastham
Born: 23rd October 1936, Blackpool
England Career: 1963 - 1966
Positions whilst with England: Inside Right, Midfielder and Inside Left
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Arsenal (19)
FA Legacy Number: 820
Instigated a High Court battle to remove the maximum wage.

England Career Statistics

Debut: v Brazil (FR) on 8th May 1963 aged 26 years, 6 months, 16 days
Last Cap: v Denmark (FR) on 3rd July 1966 aged 29 years, 8 months, 11 day
First Goal: v Republic of Ireland (FR) on 24th May 1964 aged 27 years, 7 months, 1 day
Career Length: 3 years, 56 days
Starts: 19
Substitute: 0
Withdrawn: 1
Full Games: 18

England Match Statistics

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt

FriendlyFR
14
2
0
0
0

British Home ChampionshipHC
3
0
0
0
0

Nations' Cup (Taça das Nações)BJT
2
0
0
0
0

Competitive
5
0
0
0
0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt

Home
6
0
0
0
0

Away
12
2
0
0
0

Neutral
1
0
0
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt

Drawn
2
0
0
0
0

Lost
3
0
0
0
0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt

Inside Right
17
2
0
0
0

Midfielder
1
0
0
0
0

Inside Left
1
0
0
0
0

Total
19
2
0
0
0

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt

England Alf Ramsey
19
2
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Bobby Moore
18 Matches

Ray Wilson
17 Matches

Gordon Banks
16 Matches

Bobby Charlton
14 Matches

Jimmy Greaves
12 Matches

Gordon Milne
12 Matches

Maurice Norman
12 Matches

George Cohen
11 Matches

Terry Paine
11 Matches

Jimmy Armfield
6 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)
47 sources from 19 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

DEN, 2 - 0, 3rd Jul 1966 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 19.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 11 day.
POL, 1 - 1, 5th Jan 1966 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 18.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 13 days.
ESP, 2 - 0, 8th Dec 1965 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 17.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 16 days.
SWE, 2 - 1, 16th May 1965 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 16.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 24 days.
FRG, 1 - 0, 12th May 1965 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 15.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 20 days.
HUN, 1 - 0, 5th May 1965 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 14.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 13 days.
ARG, 0 - 1, 6th Jun 1964 (BJT) Arsenal, Cap: 13.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 14 days.
BRA, 1 - 5, 30th May 1964 (BJT) Arsenal, Cap: 12.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 7 days.
USA, 10 - 0, 27th May 1964 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 11.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 4 days.
IRL, 3 - 1, 24th May 1964 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 10.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 1 day.
POR, 4 - 3, 17th May 1964 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 9.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 25 days.
URU, 2 - 1, 6th May 1964 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 8.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 14 days.
SCO, 0 - 1, 11th Apr 1964 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 7.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 19 days.
NIR, 8 - 3, 20th Nov 1963 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 6.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 28 days.
FIFA, 2 - 1, 23rd Oct 1963 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 5.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 0 days.
WAL, 4 - 0, 12th Oct 1963 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 4.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 20 days.
GDR, 2 - 1, 2nd Jun 1963 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 3.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 10 days.
TCH, 4 - 2, 29th May 1963 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 2.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 6 days.
BRA, 1 - 1, 8th May 1963 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 1.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 16 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.