George Law (footballer, born 1885)
George Law (13 December 1885 – 9 September 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Law | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Arbroath, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 9 September 1969 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lochside | |||
| Arbroath Dauntless | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1907 | Arbroath | ||
| 1907–1912 | Rangers | 96 | (1) |
| 1912–1916 | Leeds City | 105 | (1) |
| 1916–1919 | Rangers | 4 | (0) |
| 1917 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1919–1922 | Arbroath | 32 | (0) |
| Total | 241 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1910 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He began his career at local club Arbroath and moved to Rangers in 1907. Law became a favourite among the Ibrox fans for his determined, hard-tackling defensive style. Playing during the William Wilton era, he won a Scottish league championship medal in 1911, one Glasgow Cup, and two Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups. He never won a Scottish Cup, but did play in the abandoned 1909 Scottish Cup Final.
Law left Rangers and moved to Leeds City in 1912. During World War I he returned to Glasgow to work at shipyards on the River Clyde, signing again for Rangers and spending a short time on loan with Partick Thistle. He returned to part-time Arbroath in the early 1920s. After retirement from football, he went into the motor engineering business.