George Jacob Tweedy was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
12 Facts About George Tweedy
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George Tweedy was a one club player for Grimsby Town and earned one cap for England.
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George Tweedy played 347 league games in a World War II interrupted career spanning 20 years.
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George Tweedy is considered to be Grimsby's "best ever goalkeeper".
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George Tweedy went on to miss the second FA Cup semi-final to an injury and was replaced by Moulson, who injured himself during that semi-final match.
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However, most of the team including keeper George Tweedy were eventually sent off to battle and this left the remaining team with a mixture of untried young players and guests.
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George Tweedy played as a guest for both Arsenal and Hibernian in the intervening years.
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Keeper George Tweedy is the second of three Grimsby players to be capped by England whilst playing for the club.
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George Tweedy retired as a player in 1950 to become assistant manager with Grimsby, and from July 1950 to January 1951, stayed with the team as caretaker manager.
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George Tweedy returned as a player for a small time period in late 1951, before finally retiring on 3 April 1953.
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George Tweedy played his only game for England on 2 December 1936 at Highbury against Hungary.
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George Tweedy was prevented from acquiring more caps by being in competition with fellow goalkeepers Woodley of Chelsea and Hibbs of Birmingham.