George Scoones

George Scoones

Personal information
Full name	George William Scoones
Date of birth	9 June 1886
Place of birth	Saint Helier, Jersey
Date of death	Unknown
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1912–1922	Rennes	87	(20)
Total		87	(20)
Teams managed
1920–1922	Rennes
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

George William Scoones (9 June 1886 – ?) was an English professional football player and manager.

Career

Scoones was born in Saint Helier, one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. In 1912, he moved to the Brittany region in France and began playing football with Stade Rennais Université Club. Scoones spent a decade at the club amassing over 80 appearances and scoring 20 goals.^[1] In 1918, he served for England in World War I.^[2] After returning from duty, Scoones spent the final two years at Rennes serving in a player-coach role. In his final season at the club in 1922, he led the team to the Coupe de France final where they were defeated by Red Star Olympique.^[3]

References

1. Loire, Claude (1998). Le Stade rennais, fleuron du football breton. Apogée. p. 88. ISBN 2-84398-000-3.
2. Loire. p. 71. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Finale le dimanche 07 mai 1922 à Paris (Pershing)" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 9 January 2011.