George Petherbridge
Midfielder, Football player
1927 – 2013
Who was George Petherbridge?
George Ernest Petherbridge was a professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers for seventeen years, between 1945 and 1962. He played as a winger for the club and made 457 appearances in the Football League, and 496 in all competitions, scoring 85 league and seven cup goals. After ending his professional career with Rovers, he dropped out of the Football League to join Salisbury in 1962 and in 1963 had a short spell with Falmouth Town in the South Western League.
Petherbridge Way in Bristol is named after Petherbridge. The road lies midway between Bristol Rovers' former home at Eastville Stadium and their current ground, the Memorial Stadium.
He died on 4 March 2013, at the age of 85.
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- Born
- May 19, 1927
Devonport, Devon - Nationality
- England
- Lived in
- Devonport, Devon
- Died
- Mar 4, 2013
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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