George McGhee

George Dilworth McGhee (25 May 1883 – 9 October 1944) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the early 1900s for Doncaster Rovers, Gainsborough Trinity and Southampton. By profession, he was a schoolteacher, but during World War I he was dismissed from the army after a court martial.

Football career McGhee was born in Egmanton, Nottinghamshire and was at Newark Town before signing for Doncaster Rovers who had just been elected to Football League Division 2 for their second spell there. He played at inside right, scoring on his debut on 7 January 1905 in a 3–0 victory against Leicester Fosse. Possibly his most notable achievement was scoring against Liverpool, although Rovers lost 4–1. his teaching career took him away from Lincolnshire to Southampton.

Some time later, McGhee's footballing skills at Bitterne Guild came to the notice of Southern League Southampton who recruited him on amateur terms in 1908. He sustained an injury in the match at Millwall which ended his career in top flight football. At King Edwards, he was a popular teacher who was responsible for sport at the school. In the 1908 school magazine, his contribution to the school was highly praised: Our success is due chiefly to the very excellent form shown by Mr. McGhee, both with the cricket bat and football. Never has a school had so brilliant a sportsman and popular a master as Mr. McGhee. In football last season he often won games outright by his individual prowess ... Shortly afterwards, however, he was dismissed from "His Majesty's Service" following a court martial on 6 March 1916.