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George Henry Poyser (6 February 1910 – 30 January 1995) was an English football player and manager. A defender, he enjoyed a lengthy playing career, the tail end of which was interrupted by World War II. He played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stourbridge, Mansfield Town, Port Vale, Brentford, and Plymouth Argyle. He helped Brentford to win the Second Division title in 1934–35. He became a coach and manager after the war, taking charge of Dover, Notts County, and Manchester City. He took County into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, though he was better equipped as a scout than as a manager. ==Playing career== Poyser played as a defender, and was a strong left-back. Playing for Teversal Colliery, he had an unsuccessful trial at Mansfield Town, before moving on to Stanton Hill Victoria.〔 He enjoyed spells at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Stourbridge, before signing with Mansfield Town. He was part of the Mansfield team when they were elected to the Football League in 1931. In May 1931, he joined Port Vale of the Second Division.〔 His debut came on 2 January 1932, in a 2–0 win over Plymouth Argyle at The Old Recreation Ground.〔 However he totalled just six appearances for the "Valiants" in the 1931–32 campaign.〔 He featured 28 times in the 1932–33 season, before establishing himself in the first team with 39 appearances in the 1933–34 campaign.〔 In June 1934 he transferred to Brentford for a fee of £1,550, a club record. In his first season at Brentford, the club won the Second Division championship. The "Bees" finished fifth in the First Division in 1935–36, sixth in 1936–37 and 1937–38, and then 18th in 1938–39. He remained at Griffin Park for a decade, making more than 150 appearances,〔 though like many players of his era, the Second World War shortened his career, though he represented Brentford in the non-competitive wartime competitions. When competitive football resumed the 36-year-old Poyser made three Second Division appearances for Jack Tresadern's Plymouth Argyle after joining for £3500.〔 He left Home Park at the end of the 1946–47 season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Poyser」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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