George Bristow (footballer)

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George Bristow
Personal information
Full name George Andrew Bristow[1]
Date of birth (1933-06-25)25 June 1933
Place of birth Chiswick, England
Date of death 3 January 2010(2010-01-03) (aged 76)[2]
Place of death Wiltshire, England[1]
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1961 Brentford 245 (8)
→ Blandford United (guest)
1961–1962 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
Yiewsley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Andrew Bristow (25 June 1933 – 3 January 2010) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half in the Football League for Brentford. He made over 260 appearances in all competitions and was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in May 2015.

Career[edit]

Brentford[edit]

A right half, Bristow joined Brentford at a young age and came through the youth ranks to make his debut at the age of 17 in a 4–0 Second Division defeat to Manchester City on 14 October 1950.[3][4] During his National Service, Bristow turned down a move to follow former teammate Peter Broadbent to First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers.[5] After completing his National Service and a period as a guest with Dorset League club Blandford United,[3] it wasn't until the 1953–54 season that Bristow was able to hold down a regular first team place and he made 27 appearances in a campaign which saw the Bees relegated to the Third Division South.[4] In February 1956, Bristow was awarded a testimonial versus an International Managers XI and was the club's youngest player to be granted the honour.[6]

Bristow's best years at Brentford came in the 1957–58 and 1958–59 seasons and he made over 40 appearances in each.[4] Injuries took their toll on Bristow and he departed the club at the end of the 1960–61 season, after making 264 appearances for the club and scoring eight goals.[3] He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in May 2015.[7]

Queens Park Rangers[edit]

Bristow and Brentford teammates Jim Towers and George Francis joined Brentford's West London rivals Queens Park Rangers during the 1961 off-season.[3] He suffered an achilles injury during a pre-season match, which ended his professional career.[3] Bristow failed to appear for the first team and left the club at the end of the 1961–62 Third Division season.[3]

Yiewsley[edit]

After his release from Queens Park Rangers, Bristow dropped into non-League football and joined Southern League First Division club Yiewsley in 1962.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Bristow undertook his National Service as a PT instructor at Blandford Camp and represented his battalion's football team.[5] He was married to Maureen and had two daughters.[5] After his retirement from football, Bristow worked as a driving instructor, at Heathrow Airport and as of April 1995, he had worked as a self-employed bricklayer for the previous 25 years.[5] He died in January 2010, after suffering with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1950–51[4] Second Division 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
1951–52[4] Second Division 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
1952–53[4] Second Division 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
1953–54[4] Second Division 24 0 3 0 — 27 0
1954–55[4] Third Division South 30 1 5 0 — 35 1
1955–56[4] Third Division South 27 1 1 0 — 28 1
1956–57[4] Third Division South 16 1 0 0 — 16 1
1957–58[4] Third Division South 41 0 1 0 — 42 0
1958–59[4] Third Division 37 1 4 0 — 41 1
1959–60[4] Third Division 35 2 2 0 — 37 2
1960–61[4] Third Division 23 2 2 0 1 0 26 2
Career total 245 8 18 0 1 0 264 8

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "George Bristow". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Former Bees passes away". brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 26. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 381–386. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ^ a b c d Brentford F.C. Griffin Gazette versus York City. Quay Design of Poole. 1 April 1995. p. 29.
  6. ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 22. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  7. ^ a b Wickham, Chris. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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