George Hannah

Date of birth11 December 1928
Place of birthLiverpool
NationalityEnglish
PositionInside forward

With Newcastle United, FA Cup winner 1955. Best remembered for his outstanding performance in the 1955 FA Cup Final win against Manchester City, due to his frail build, George had to make the most of his terrific ball skills.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Newcastle United 01 Sep 1949 01 Sep 1957
Lincoln City 01 Sep 1957 01 Sep 1958
Manchester City 01 Sep 1958 01 Jul 1964
Notts County 01 Jul 1964 01 Oct 1965

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1949-50 Newcastle United FA Cup 2
1949-50 Newcastle United League Division One 25
7
1950-51 Newcastle United League Division One 13
2
1951-52 Newcastle United FA Charity Shield 1
1951-52 Newcastle United League Division One 19
5
1952-53 Newcastle United League Division One 24
4
1953-54 Newcastle United FA Cup 3
1953-54 Newcastle United League Division One 28
7
1954-55 Newcastle United FA Cup 3
2
1954-55 Newcastle United League Division One 28
11
1955-56 Newcastle United FA Charity Shield 1
1955-56 Newcastle United League Division One 15
3
1956-57 Newcastle United League Division One 15
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
17 Sep 1949 Newcastle United v Manchester City W 4-2 League Division One
24 Sep 1949 Fulham v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
22 Oct 1949 Liverpool v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
05 Nov 1949 Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
24 Dec 1949 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1949 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough L 0-1 League Division One
27 Dec 1949 Middlesbrough v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
31 Dec 1949 Aston Villa v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
07 Jan 1950 Oldham Athletic v Newcastle United W 2-7 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 1950 Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic W 1-0 League Division One
21 Jan 1950 Manchester City v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
28 Jan 1950 Chelsea v Newcastle United L 3-0 FA Cup 4th round
04 Feb 1950 Newcastle United v Fulham W 3-1 League Division One
18 Feb 1950 Stoke City v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
25 Feb 1950 Newcastle United v Burnley D 0-0 League Division One
04 Mar 1950 Sunderland v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
11 Mar 1950 Newcastle United v Derby County W 2-1 League Division One
18 Mar 1950 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
25 Mar 1950 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers W 3-1 League Division One
29 Mar 1950 Derby County v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
01 Apr 1950 Birmingham City v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
07 Apr 1950 Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town D 0-0 League Division One
08 Apr 1950 Newcastle United v Liverpool W 5-1 League Division One
11 Apr 1950 Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
15 Apr 1950 Arsenal v Newcastle United L 4-2 League Division One
22 Apr 1950 Newcastle United v Manchester United W 2-1 League Division One
06 May 1950 Newcastle United v Blackpool W 3-0 League Division One
19 Aug 1950 Stoke City v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
25 Nov 1950 Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic W 3-2 League Division One
02 Dec 1950 Manchester United v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
09 Dec 1950 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 League Division One
16 Dec 1950 Newcastle United v Stoke City W 3-1 League Division One
23 Dec 1950 Everton v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
17 Mar 1951 Blackpool v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
26 Mar 1951 Sunderland v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
11 Apr 1951 Newcastle United v Portsmouth D 0-0 League Division One
14 Apr 1951 Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
18 Apr 1951 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers L 0-1 League Division One
02 May 1951 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
05 May 1951 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough W 1-0 League Division One
25 Aug 1951 Manchester United v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
29 Aug 1951 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers L 0-1 League Division One
01 Sep 1951 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur W 7-2 League Division One
05 Sep 1951 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United D 3-3 League Division One
08 Sep 1951 Preston North End v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
15 Sep 1951 Newcastle United v Burnley W 7-1 League Division One
22 Sep 1951 Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
24 Sep 1951 Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United L 2-1 FA Charity Shield
29 Sep 1951 Newcastle United v Fulham L 0-1 League Division One
06 Oct 1951 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-1 League Division One
13 Oct 1951 Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United W 2-4 League Division One
20 Oct 1951 Newcastle United v Chelsea W 3-1 League Division One
27 Oct 1951 Portsmouth v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
03 Nov 1951 Newcastle United v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
12 Mar 1952 Chelsea v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
11 Apr 1952 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough L 0-2 League Division One
14 Apr 1952 Middlesbrough v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
16 Apr 1952 Arsenal v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
19 Apr 1952 Derby County v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
26 Apr 1952 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 6-1 League Division One
23 Aug 1952 Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
27 Aug 1952 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
30 Aug 1952 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
06 Sep 1952 Burnley v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
13 Sep 1952 Newcastle United v Preston North End W 4-3 League Division One
17 Sep 1952 Sunderland v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
20 Sep 1952 Stoke City v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
27 Sep 1952 Newcastle United v Manchester City W 2-0 League Division One
04 Oct 1952 Liverpool v Newcastle United L 5-3 League Division One
11 Oct 1952 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
18 Oct 1952 Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic W 3-2 League Division One
01 Nov 1952 Newcastle United v Derby County W 1-0 League Division One
08 Nov 1952 Blackpool v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
24 Jan 1953 Preston North End v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
07 Mar 1953 Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
14 Mar 1953 Newcastle United v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
21 Mar 1953 Derby County v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
28 Mar 1953 Newcastle United v Blackpool L 0-1 League Division One
03 Apr 1953 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough W 1-0 League Division One
04 Apr 1953 Chelsea v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
06 Apr 1953 Middlesbrough v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
11 Apr 1953 Newcastle United v Manchester United L 1-2 League Division One
25 Apr 1953 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers L 2-3 League Division One
01 May 1953 Aston Villa v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
22 Aug 1953 Newcastle United v Sunderland W 2-1 League Division One
26 Aug 1953 Liverpool v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
29 Aug 1953 Manchester United v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
02 Sep 1953 Newcastle United v Liverpool W 4-0 League Division One
05 Sep 1953 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers L 2-3 League Division One
09 Sep 1953 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
12 Sep 1953 Preston North End v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
16 Sep 1953 Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion L 3-7 League Division One
19 Sep 1953 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-3 League Division One
31 Oct 1953 Sheffield United v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
07 Nov 1953 Newcastle United v Cardiff City W 4-0 League Division One
21 Nov 1953 Newcastle United v Portsmouth D 1-1 League Division One
28 Nov 1953 Arsenal v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
05 Dec 1953 Newcastle United v Chelsea D 1-1 League Division One
12 Dec 1953 Blackpool v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
19 Dec 1953 Sunderland v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
25 Dec 1953 Middlesbrough v Newcastle United W 2-3 League Division One
26 Dec 1953 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough L 2-3 League Division One
01 Jan 1954 Newcastle United v Blackpool W 2-1 League Division One
02 Jan 1954 Newcastle United v Manchester United L 1-2 League Division One
30 Jan 1954 Burnley v Newcastle United D 1-1 FA Cup 4th round
03 Feb 1954 Newcastle United v Burnley W 1-0 FA Cup 4th round replay
06 Feb 1954 Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
13 Feb 1954 Newcastle United v Burnley W 3-1 League Division One
20 Feb 1954 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United L 3-2 FA Cup 5th round
25 Feb 1954 Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
27 Feb 1954 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United L 3-2 League Division One
06 Mar 1954 Newcastle United v Aston Villa L 0-1 League Division One
16 Apr 1954 Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday W 3-0 League Division One
17 Apr 1954 Newcastle United v Arsenal W 5-2 League Division One
24 Apr 1954 Chelsea v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
21 Aug 1954 Arsenal v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
25 Aug 1954 Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion W 3-0 League Division One
28 Aug 1954 Newcastle United v Sheffield United L 1-2 League Division One
01 Sep 1954 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United L 4-2 League Division One
04 Sep 1954 Preston North End v Newcastle United D 3-3 League Division One
08 Sep 1954 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 5-3 League Division One
11 Sep 1954 Newcastle United v Burnley W 2-1 League Division One
13 Sep 1954 Aston Villa v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
18 Sep 1954 Leicester City v Newcastle United L 3-2 League Division One
09 Oct 1954 Sunderland v Newcastle United L 4-2 League Division One
16 Oct 1954 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur D 4-4 League Division One
06 Nov 1954 Blackpool v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
22 Jan 1955 Burnley v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
29 Jan 1955 Newcastle United v Brentford W 3-2 FA Cup 4th round
05 Feb 1955 Newcastle United v Leicester City W 2-0 League Division One
12 Feb 1955 Chelsea v Newcastle United L 4-3 League Division One
26 Feb 1955 Newcastle United v Sunderland L 1-2 League Division One
28 Feb 1955 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest D 2-2 FA Cup 5th round replay
19 Mar 1955 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
02 Apr 1955 Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
08 Apr 1955 Everton v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
09 Apr 1955 Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday W 5-0 League Division One
11 Apr 1955 Newcastle United v Everton W 4-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1955 Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
18 Apr 1955 Newcastle United v Manchester United W 2-0 League Division One
20 Apr 1955 Newcastle United v Preston North End D 3-3 League Division One
23 Apr 1955 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers D 0-0 League Division One
25 Apr 1955 Newcastle United v Blackpool D 1-1 League Division One
27 Apr 1955 Newcastle United v Cardiff City W 3-0 League Division One
30 Apr 1955 Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
07 May 1955 Newcastle United v Manchester City W 3-1 FA Cup Final
20 Aug 1955 Newcastle United v Sheffield United W 4-2 League Division One
24 Aug 1955 Newcastle United v Birmingham City D 2-2 League Division One
27 Aug 1955 Preston North End v Newcastle United L 4-3 League Division One
31 Aug 1955 Birmingham City v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
03 Sep 1955 Newcastle United v Burnley W 3-1 League Division One
07 Sep 1955 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
10 Sep 1955 Luton Town v Newcastle United L 4-2 League Division One
14 Sep 1955 Chelsea v Newcastle United L 3-0 FA Charity Shield
01 Oct 1955 Newcastle United v Everton L 1-2 League Division One
12 Nov 1955 Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United W 2-6 League Division One
19 Nov 1955 Newcastle United v Cardiff City W 4-0 League Division One
26 Nov 1955 Manchester City v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
17 Dec 1955 Sheffield United v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
30 Mar 1956 Manchester United v Newcastle United L 5-2 League Division One
31 Mar 1956 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
02 Apr 1956 Newcastle United v Manchester United D 0-0 League Division One
18 Aug 1956 Newcastle United v Portsmouth W 2-1 League Division One
22 Aug 1956 Cardiff City v Newcastle United L 5-2 League Division One
25 Aug 1956 Sunderland v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
29 Aug 1956 Newcastle United v Cardiff City W 1-0 League Division One
01 Sep 1956 Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United L 4-0 League Division One
05 Sep 1956 Birmingham City v Newcastle United L 6-1 League Division One
08 Sep 1956 Newcastle United v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
15 Sep 1956 Arsenal v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
22 Sep 1956 Newcastle United v Burnley D 1-1 League Division One
29 Sep 1956 Preston North End v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
06 Oct 1956 Newcastle United v Luton Town D 2-2 League Division One
13 Oct 1956 Aston Villa v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
19 Apr 1957 Newcastle United v Chelsea L 1-2 League Division One
20 Apr 1957 Newcastle United v Aston Villa L 1-2 League Division One
22 Apr 1957 Chelsea v Newcastle United L 6-2 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.