George Hedley (footballer, born 1876)

George Hedley
Personal information
Full name George Albert Hedley
Date of birth (1876-07-20)July 20, 1876
Place of birth South Bank, Middlesbrough, England
Date of death August 16, 1942(1942-08-16) (aged 66)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sheffield United
Southampton
Wolverhampton Wanderers
International career
1902 England 1 (1)
Managerial career
1913–1915 Bristol City
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Albert Hedley (20 July 1876 – 16 August 1942) was a professional footballer who won the 1902 and 1908 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United and Wolverhampton Wanderers respectively, scoring in both.

He was born in South Bank, Middlesbrough.

Between 1903 and 1906 he was with Southern League Southampton, where he was top scorer in 1904-05 (jointly with Edgar Bluff) with ten league goals. Hedley made one appearance for England, scoring against Ireland in the 1901-02 British Home Championship.

He was also manager at Bristol City from 1913 to 1915, later becoming a publican in Bristol.