George Kennedy (Scottish footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Scottish footballer
Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1882
Place of Birth: Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 16-Nov-1917
Profession: association football player
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About George Kennedy (Scottish footballer)
- George William Kennedy (12 March 1882 – 16 November 1917) was a Scottish footballer.
- He played at left half or centre half. He began his career in his native Dumfries with Maxwelltown Volunteers. He then made 45 appearances over two seasons playing for Lincoln City.
- Under David Calderhead, Lincoln pulled off an FA Cup upset when a goal by another ex-Maxwelltown Volunteers player, Norrie Fairgray, knocked out Chelsea 1–0 in a replay.
- Calderhead became Chelsea manager soon after and took Fairgray with him.
- Kennedy followed a year later. Kennedy spent the years in the lead up to World War I playing for another team in West London, then-Southern League club, Brentford.
- George left Brentford at the end of the 1912–13 season, returning to Dumfries for the following season.George Kennedy emigrated to Canada in June 1914.
- Sailing from Glasgow to Montreal on board the SS Grampian.
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