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George Ingledew

association football player (1903-1979)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 2, 2024
Entity authorityQ24060146 ↗
Source-derived summary

George Edward Ingledew (3 January 1903 – 1979) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left.

Career

Born in Sheffield, Ingledew signed for Bradford City in March 1926 from Wombwell, leaving the club in September 1927 to play for Wath Athletic. During his time with Bradford City he made four appearances in the Football League.

Sources

Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “George Ingledew” as association football player (1903-1979). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around George, Ingledew and association.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1903, 1979, 1926, 1927—that can be checked directly. The authority record carries competing date values—1903-01-01, 1903-01-03—which should remain separate until their references and qualifiers are resolved. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with George, Ingledew and association providing the first useful test.
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Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 2, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q24060146. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1903, 1979, 1926 and 1927.

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This entry incorporates text from “George Ingledew” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.