George Thornewell

George Thornewell (8 July 1898 – 6 March 1986) was an English international footballer, who played as an outside right.

Early and personal life Born in Romiley, Cheshire, Thornewell and his widowed mother moved to Derby when he was eight months old. His father was a railway inspector, and his mother was a cleaner at the railway office.

For Chesterfield he scored 10 goals in 84 Football League games.

He earned four caps for England between 1923 and 1925, scoring on his debut.

Later life and death In November 1928 he began running The White Hart Hotel in Duffield, living there with his wife and daughter.