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Birth Name George Dorsett
Gender male
Age at Death between 61 years, 7 months, 23 days and 61 years, 10 months, 22 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 9 August 1881 Norton Canes, Staffordshire, England Vol 6b Page 697 1a 2 3a 4a 6a 7a 8a 9 11a
Census 1891 High Street, Brownhills, Staffordshire, England   1a
Census 1901 High Street, Brownhills, Staffordshire, England   3a
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Occupation 1901   Collier Loader Below Ground 3a
Occupation 8 December 1904   Transferred from West Bromwich Albion to Manchester City 11a
Occupation February 1908   Player for Manchester City 12a
Census 1911 19 Balleratt Street, Levenshulme, Manchester, England   4a
Occupation 1911   Professional Footballer - Manchester City 4a
Public Event 22 April 1911 Hyde Road Football Stadium, Manchester, England A benefit match for George Dorsett - Manchester City v Bristol City 11a
Census 1921 Bakers Vaults, Market Place, Stockport, Manchester, England   6a
Occupation 1921 Bakers Vaults, Market Place, Stockport, Manchester, England Hotel Manager - Rays Brewery 6a
Census 1939 Cleveland Arms, 34 Wilson Street, Manchester, England   8a
Occupation 1939   Licensee 8a
Death between April 1943 and June 1943 Manchester, England Vol 8d Page 187 7a 9

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Thomas Dorsettabout 1844between October 1899 and December 1899
Mother Ruth Diana Segurabout 1844between January 1931 and March 1931
    Brother     Richard Dorsett between July 1865 and September 1865
    Sister     Sarah Jane Dorsett between July 1868 and September 1868
    Brother     John Dorsett between January 1870 and March 1870
    Brother     Thomas Edward Dorsett between October 1871 and December 1871
    Brother     Edward Henry Dorsett between April 1873 and June 1873
    Sister     Hannah Dorsett between July 1876 and September 1876
    Sister     Catherine Dorsett between January 1878 and March 1878
    Sister     Maria Ann Dorsett between April 1880 and June 1880
         George Dorsett 9 August 1881 between April 1943 and June 1943
    Brother     Isaiah Dorsett between April 1883 and June 1883
    Brother     Joseph Dorsett between April 1888 and June 1888

Families

Family of George Dorsett and Clara Woodhouse
Married Wife Clara Woodhouse ( * 17 February 1885 + between October 1943 and December 1943 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage between April 1904 and June 1904 Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Vol 6b Page 881 4a 5
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Ralph Dorsett4 January 19055 October 1955
Gladys Dorsettbetween July 1908 and September 1908

Attributes

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Web Link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Dorsett
 
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Source References

  1. 1891 United Kingdom Census
  2. General Register Office: England & Wales Birth Index
  3. 1901 United Kingdom Census
  4. 1911 United Kingdom Census
  5. General Register Office: England & Wales Marriage Index
  6. 1921 United Kingdom Census
  7. Wikipedia
      • Page: George Dorsett
  8. 1939 Register
      • Page: NJNT/19
  9. General Register Office: England & Wales Death Index
  10. Sports Argus
      • Date: 23 February 1907
      • Page: Page 6
      • Citation:

        FOOTBALL FAVOURITES.
        No. 26. --- GEORGE DORSETT.
        "A man who plays many parts."

  11. The Athletic News
      • Date: 10 April 1911
      • Page: Page 1
      • Citation:

        George Dorsett's Benefit.

        No club in the country has treated its players with such liberality in the matter of benefit matches as Manchester City, and no body of supporters have shown a greater appreciation of the services of their favourites than those who assemble at Hyde-road week after week, with unfailing regularity, no matter what the position of the club may be.

        The highest amounts ever paid to players under the benefit system have been given by the City club during the past two seasons. Two years ago they handed W. Lot Jones a cheque for £825, representing the whole of the receipts from the League match with Middlesbrough, and last season Irvine Thornley was granted the attractive engagement with Oldham Athletic in return for his services, and this, after meeting all expenses, including compensation claims for minor accidents to spectators, realised the record sum of £1,004.

        This season George Dorsett is the man to be honoured, and with the consent of the League, the officials of the club have granted him the whole of the receipts from what may be the vital match with Bristol City, at Hyde-road, on April 22.

        Throughout his career as a footballer, Dorsett has never given his employers, either at West Bromwich or at Manchester, a moment's trouble. During the last few seasons he has been called upon to play many parts - he has occupied every position in the City team except goal - and never once has he been known to make the slightest complaint. In this respect Dorsett has been, and still is, a model footballer, and if his benefit is commensurate with his services to the City club, even Thornley's record receipts will be eclipsed.

        "We Are Seven."

        Dorsett is one of a family of seven brothers, all of whom have played football, and who are still prepared to meet a similar number from any family, or make up a complete team from near relations. And we know of no family likely to give them battle except it be the Leemings, of Turton. Three of the Dorsett brothers have played with West Bromwich Albion, and two are now with Manchester City.

        None of the family have attained the same distinction as George, who has only lacked an international cap to put the hall-mark of excellence on his ability. He was honoured by the League against the Irish League in 1906, and has also been chosen as reserve in one of the international trial matches, but the most coveted of all football distinctions has been denied him, although during his association with the "Throstles" it is a very moot point if he had any superior in his position of outside-left.

        Dorsett's League Debut.

        It was at Brownhills, in Staffordshire, that Dorsett made his entry on to this planet, and it was with Shireoaks Athletic that he made his first appearance on the football field. He gained much experience with many minor teams in the "Black Country."

        Before he joined the "Throstles," Dorsett was given a trial with Small Heath, at centre-forward, and also signed a Birmingham League form for Shrewsbury - a little matter which required rectifying before he made his début with West Bromwich Albion Reserves against Berwick Rangers at Worcester. He helped his side to a 4-2 victory in this engagement by scoring the second goal, and after playing in three matches he was given a place with the League team, and retained it until he severed his connection with the club to join the City. It was against Preston North End, at Deepdale, that he made his début in League football, and he signalised the occasion by providing both the opportunities from which the Albion scored a 2-1 victory.

        A Memorable Day.

        As now, the Albion were at that time in the Second Division of the League; but they carried off the Championship with a record of 55 points, and Dorsett achieved his final success as a marksman against Jack Hillman in the match with Burnley at West Bromwich. And so it was that before he had attained his majority he was playing in the very highest class of football, and not only himself, but his club, rivetted the attention of the country by the wonderful manner in which they commenced the season 1902-3.

        Up to the end of the first half of the season the Albion - or Bromwich, as Dorsett prefers to call his old club - looked like repeating their performance of the previous year in the minor section by running away with the Championship of the First Division, for they kept right at the head of the chart; but there was a woeful falling off in the second half of the campaign, and, instead of first, they only finished seventh in the table. Still, it was a memorable season for young Dorsett, and he declares he will never forget the match in this campaign in which he helped to beat the Villa at Aston.

        The artists of Aston had appeared at The Hawthorns and beaten the Albion by 6-1 in a benefit match for Hadley, and it was the following week the "Throstles" were called upon to sing their League song on the Villa ground. It was a great day, and the "Throstles" were in great voice - so much so that they lulled the Villa into a 3-0 defeat, and Dorsett had one of the finest races of his career with Noon.

        One of the finest goals Dorsett ever scored was at Bolton in this campaign, though his most successful match as a marksman was against the Distillery at Belfast, when he scored four goals out of five.

        Dorsett's Manchester Debut.

        The Albion had fallen on evil days, and under the present rule of the League Dorsett would have been entitled to a good share of his transfer fee when, on December 8, 1904, he signed for Manchester City, for it was purely for financial reasons that he was allowed to go. His first match for the Lancashire club was with the Combination team against Helson, and he scored from a penalty kick, and the same evening he was ordered South to join the Leaguers, who met Brentford two days later in a friendly match. Mr. T. E. Maley, then the manager of the club, and George Dorsett filled the extreme wing positions in that engagement, and Dorsett scored the opening goal.

        It was on January 1, 1905, that Dorsett made his first appearance in the City League team, playing inside right to Meredith at Stoke, and from that day down to the present he has participated in 190 League engagements and scored 62 League goals. He has proved himself the most versatile man the City ever had. In his second season at Hyde-road Dorsett was honoured by The League, and in all he is the proud possessor of ten medals for "distinguished service" on the football field and innumerable prizes for his prowess on the running path.

        GEORGE DORSETT, Manchester City.
        This player is about to receive his benefit.
        (Photo by W. P. Eadie, Manchester.)

  12. Sporting Chronicle
      • Date: 22 February 1908
      • Page: Page 7
      • Citation:

        RECRUITS FOR THE ALBION.

        West Bromwich Albion have signed two new players. The first is a youth named Joseph Dorsett, an inside left from Brownhills Albion, and a brother of George Dorsett, of Manchester City. The second is a left half-back named Waterhouse, from Langley St. Michael's.