George Burrell Ramsay was a Scottish footballer and manager.
26 Facts About George Ramsay
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George Ramsay has been described as the world's first paid football manager.
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George Ramsay was born at Abbotsford Place in the Tradeston district of Glasgow, the second son of William George Ramsay, a master ironmonger, who originated from Perthshire and Mary Ann Burrell who was born in Woolwich.
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George Ramsay later described the newly formed club's approach to the game as 'a dash at the man and a big kick at the ball'.
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George Ramsay took charge of training which saw dramatic improvement that showed in the results, introducing what was known as the "passing game".
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George Ramsay was responsible for the recruitment of Villa legend Archie Hunter, who later recounted the story in his 1890 memoir Triumphs of the Football Field.
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Mr George Ramsay was a Glasgow man and had exerted himself very considerably to bring the Villa team into the front rank.
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Mr George Ramsay was practically the founder of the Aston Villa Football Club.
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George Ramsay retired from playing due to an injury sustained during an early experimental floodlit match against Nottingham Forest at Villa's Perry Bar ground in 1880.
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George Ramsay handed the captaincy to fellow Scotsman, Archie Hunter, but remained involved with the club serving on the committee.
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Villa received 150 applicants for the role, but with his strong association with the club George Ramsay was the overwhelming choice of the membership.
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George Ramsay was responsible for the team, including controlling recruitment and transfers, supported by a specialist fitness trainer, who from 1893 until 1915 was Joe Grierson.
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George Ramsay held his position at the club for a remarkable 42 years, in which time Villa won the Football League and FA Cup 6 times each, establishing themselves as the premier football club in England.
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Villa's style of play under George Ramsay consisted of high speed dribbling, short passes and powerful shooting.
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Spencer was one of a succession of Aston Villa captains that, starting with George Ramsay himself, maintained the club's distinctive and highly successful playing style for over 40 years.
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Archie Hunter, John Devey, Howard Spencer, Joe Bache, Frank Moss and Billy Walker, all captained the club under George Ramsay and were important influences both on and off the pitch.
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George Ramsay later said of his role in the establishment of Aston Villa as the most successful football club in England:.
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In 1926, with his health failing due to arthritis, George Ramsay retired as secretary at the age of 71.
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George Ramsay was made honorary advisor and a vice-president of the Club.
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George Ramsay was laid to rest at St Mary's Church, Handsworth, his gravestone reads "Founder of Aston Villa".
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George Ramsay married Fanny Elizabeth Warwick, an Aston girl, in 1893.
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George Ramsay divorced his wife on the grounds of her adultery in 1915.
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In later life, George Ramsay was a keen player of crown green bowls and won several competitions.
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George Ramsay often played at the Welsh spa town of Llandrindod Wells, where he spent much of his retirement.
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George Ramsay was awarded two long service medals by the Football League, his first in 1909 and his second in 1927.
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George Ramsay was inducted into the inaugural Aston Villa Hall of Fame in 2006.