George Hadley

Football career Hadley was born in Darlaston, Staffordshire and worked as a press-tool setter with a lock manufacturer

In July 1913, he moved to the south coast to join Southampton of the Southern League. A "stocky, versatile half-back (who) could also play up front",

The following season, Hadley only missed five matches, generally playing as a wing-half but with the occasional appearance as an outside-forward. By the end of the season, England was at war and normal football was suspended. The "Saints" retained Hadley's registration throughout the war, and he played in the occasional wartime fixture.

After the end of the war, Hadley was sold to Aston Villa of the Football League First Division, for whom he made four appearances before a transfer to Coventry City in July 1920. Hadley remained at City until 1922, when a broken collarbone brought his career to a close.