George Mutch

George Mutch

Personal information
Full name	George Mutch
Date of birth	(1912-09-21)21 September 1912
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death
Height
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Avondale
	Banks O' Dee
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
000?–1934	Arbroath
1934–1937	Manchester United	112	(46)
1937–1946	Preston North End	83	(24)
1946–1947	Bury	21	(8)
1947–1948	Southport (player-trainer)	14	(2)
Total		230	(80)
International career
1938	Scotland	1	(0)
Managerial career
1948–1950	Southport (trainer)
1950–?	Banks O' Dee
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Mutch (21 November 1912 – 30 March 2001) was a Scottish football player. He played as an inside forward. Born in Aberdeen, Mutch started his football career with Avondale before joining Banks O' Dee. He then moved on to Arbroath, and signed for Manchester United in 1934. He played for United for four years, scoring 49 goals. After leaving, he went to Preston North End, where he helped the club win the 1938 FA Cup Final, the first to be shown on television. In the last minute of extra time, Mutch was fouled. He scored the resulting penalty kick, which rebounded from the underside of the bar, to win the match for Preston North End. Mutch remained with Preston throughout the Second World War, but joined Bury at the cessation of hostilities. After a season with Bury, he joined Southport as a player-trainer, before taking up his training responsibilities on a permanent basis in 1948. He then returned to Scotland as the manager of Banks O' Dee in 1950.

He earned one cap for the Scotland national football team, a 1–0 win over England at Wembley Stadium on 9 April 1938.

External links

• Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
• Profile at MUFCInfo.com
• Profile at the Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
• Profile at LondonHearts.com