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George Frederick Wheldon (1 November 1869 – 13 January 1924) was an English sportsman. He was sometimes known as Fred or Freddie Wheldon. In football, he was an inside-forward for England and several Football League clubs, in particular for Small Heath and Aston Villa. In cricket, he was a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, who played county cricket for Worcestershire in their early seasons in the first-class game. After retiring from sport, he became a publican in Worcester, where he died at the age of 54. ==Football career== "Diamond" Freddie Wheldon, an inside-left with good footwork and an eye for goal, joined Small Heath, then playing in the Football Alliance, in February 1890. In the following six seasons he missed only one League game. In 1892–93, the inaugural season of the Football League Second Division, he scored Small Heath's first ever Football League goal, and his 25 goals in 22 appearances that season did much to help the club to the Division Championship; they failed to win promotion via the Test Match system then in operation. He scored over 20 goals again the next season, and this time the club were promoted. On Small Heath's relegation in 1895–96, Wheldon joined reigning First Division champions Aston Villa for a fee of £350. In his first season he was Aston Villa's leading scorer, and in 1897–98 he was the League's top scorer with 21.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = RSSSF )〕 During his four seasons at the club they won three League titles, including the League/FA Cup Double in 1896–97. Wheldon also won four England caps during this period, scoring six goals. At the end of the 1899–1900 season he moved to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £100, which made him the first player to play for all three major Birmingham-area clubs. He later represented several other clubs for short periods, and retired from football in January 1907 at the age of 37.〔 ''The Villa News and Record'' 1 September 1906 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「Fred Wheldon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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