George Fisher
Posted on: Thu 16 Aug 2007
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Defender Born: Bermondsey 19th June 1925 Debut: Vs Manchester City 18th January 1947
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Local lad G eorge Fisher signed for Millwall during the 1942/3 season, after being spotted playing for the ATC by Bill Voisey, the Lions manager at a time when the club were developing their own junior players for the post-war era. Fisher was an identical twin and his brother, Jack, also signed for Millwall. But it was George who was the more successful footballer. He served in the RAF for four years, two of which were spent in Italy, and represented the |
RAF soccer team. Fisher played in Millwall's first Wembley appearance, in April 1945 when he was only 19, and put in a sound performance.
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After the w ar he developed into a reliable left-back and also played at outside-left when needed. He was also a very good cricketer, playing for West Kent Wanderers, but he turned down a career in first-class cricket to concentrate on soccer. He played for London FA v The Army in October 1949. In November 1954, Fisher was transferred to Second Division Fulham, but made only eight League appearances for the Cottagers before joining Colchester United in September 1955. He stayed with the Essex |
club for five seasons, playing in 164 Third Division South matches. In the 1970s he did some scouting for The Lions.
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| Millwall Career -1945-54 |
Appearances |
Goals |
| Football League |
286 |
4 |
| FA Cup |
23 |
0 |
| Others |
7 |
0 |
| Total |
316 |
4 |
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