Real Name: George Alfred Bellis
Normal Position: Centre Half
Height: 6' 1/2
Weight: 12st 5lbs
Born: 08/06/1904 (Kirkee (Khadki), India)
Died: 06/01/1969 (Seaforth, Liverpool)

George Bellis

This strong tackling and consistent centre-half was born in India where his father was a Company Sergeant-Major in the Royal Engineers, but he lived in Waterloo from the age of 9. He applied for a trial in August 1923 and was an outstanding success. He turned professional at the end of his first season. He was transferred to Wrexham for so and missed only two games in two seasons at the Racecourse before being transferred to Wolves for �600. He played in the team which clinched promotion to Division 1. He was appointed club captain at Burnley, where he switched to full-back. His 56 appearances at Bournemouth took his career total over 300. He was employed at Napiers (English Electric) from 1941 until he retired. He collapsed and died 6 days later.

Player Profile reproduced with Permission from:
The Sandgrounders: The Complete League History of Southport F. C., by Michael Braham and Geoff Wilde (Palatine Books, 1995). ISBN 978-1-874181-14-9

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Season	Date	From	To	Value
1923/1924		SEAFORTH F'SHIP	Southport

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Cambrian Cup, Conference League Cup, English Jubilee Fund, FA Cup , FA Trophy , Football League Cup, Lancashire Floodlit Trophy, Lancashire Junior Cup, Lancashire League Medal Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup, League, Liverpool Challenge Cup, Liverpool Senior Cup, Northern Premier League Cup, Northern Premier League Shield, PLAY OFFS , President's Cup, President's Inter League, Third Division (North) Cup, Welsh Cup,

Season	Apps	Goals
1923/1924	0	0
1924/1925	7	0
1925/1926	13	2
1926/1927	24	2
Total	44	4

Games where player was named on the team sheet

Date	Competition	Venue	Opponents	Score
07/05/1927	League	A	ASHINGTON	1 - 4
03/05/1927	League	H	DURHAM CITY	4 - 5
30/04/1927	League	H	CHESTERFIELD	2 - 1
25/04/1927	League	A	WALSALL	1 - 1
23/04/1927	League	A	NELSON	2 - 1
20/04/1927	League	A	CREWE ALEXANDRA	0 - 1
18/04/1927	League	A	BARROW	4 - 1
16/04/1927	League	H	WALSALL	6 - 1
15/04/1927	League	H	BARROW	3 - 0
02/04/1927	League	H	ROTHERHAM UNITED	2 - 0
26/03/1927	League	A	STOKE CITY	0 - 4
19/03/1927	League	H	DONCASTER ROVERS	2 - 0
12/03/1927	League	A	WREXHAM	0 - 3
05/03/1927	League	H	NEW BRIGHTON	7 - 2
26/02/1927	League	A	STOCKPORT COUNTY	4 - 2
27/12/1926	League	H	HALIFAX TOWN	0 - 0
25/12/1926	League	A	HALIFAX TOWN	1 - 1
12/10/1926	Lancashire Senior Cup / 2	H	BLACKBURN ROVERS	1 - 2
28/09/1926	League	H	CREWE ALEXANDRA	2 - 2
18/09/1926	League	H	TRANMERE ROVERS	1 - 3
13/09/1926	League	A	CHESTERFIELD	1 - 5
11/09/1926	League	A	DURHAM CITY	2 - 4
08/09/1926	Lancashire Senior Cup / 1	H	WIGAN BOROUGH	3 - 0
04/09/1926	League	H	ACCRINGTON STANLEY	2 - 1
01/05/1926	League	A	ACCRINGTON STANLEY	3 - 4
18/03/1926	League	A	HALIFAX TOWN	0 - 3
01/01/1926	League	H	CREWE ALEXANDRA	0 - 0
05/12/1925	League	H	TRANMERE ROVERS	2 - 1
28/11/1925	FA Cup / 1	H	MOLD ALEXANDRA	1 - 0
07/11/1925	League	H	CHESTERFIELD	1 - 3
26/09/1925	League	A	ASHINGTON	1 - 1
19/09/1925	League	H	BARROW	2 - 0
15/09/1925	League	H	LINCOLN CITY	3 - 2
12/09/1925	League	A	NELSON	3 - 3
07/09/1925	League	A	LINCOLN CITY	0 - 3
05/09/1925	League	H	COVENTRY CITY	1 - 2
29/08/1925	League	A	WREXHAM	2 - 3
25/04/1925	League	A	BRADFORD PA	0 - 1
14/03/1925	League	A	HALIFAX TOWN	0 - 2
07/03/1925	League	H	ACCRINGTON STANLEY	3 - 1
28/02/1925	League	A	CHESTERFIELD	2 - 1
07/02/1925	League	A	WIGAN BOROUGH	0 - 2
31/01/1925	League	A	WALSALL	0 - 0
01/11/1924	League	A	ACCRINGTON STANLEY	1 - 5