George Hilsdon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Hilsdon

English footballer

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1885

Place of Birth: London Borough of Bromley, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Sep-1941

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

George Richard Hilsdon (10 August 1885 – 10 September 1941) was a footballer who began his career at West Ham United, making his debut in the 1903–04 season.
His brother Jack Hilsdon also played for West Ham at this time.
Hilsdon transferred to Chelsea in 1906, and was the first player to score 100 goals for the West London club, reaching a then-record 108 goals from 164 games by the time of his return to West Ham in 1912.
His career was ended by the First World War, to which he was conscripted in 1914 and crucially injured by a gas attack. Hilsdon was nicknamed "Gatling Gun" because his shots "were simply unstoppable and which travel like shots from a gun".