George Washington Elliott (7 January 1889 – 27 November 1948 ) was a

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player for

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and

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during the early 20th century. On 3 May 1909, he signed for Middlesbrough. He played his first few games at

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, but later converted to a centre-forward. He also won three

caps. He was top scorer in the Division One during the 1913–14 season with 31 goals, and (as of 1989) held the club record for most goals in a single match, with 11 for the Reserves in a 14–1 win over Houghton Rovers. He was top scorer during seven out of nine of Boro's peacetime seasons from 1910–11. He spent all of his 'Boro career in the top flight until relegation in his penultimate season made his final season was spent in the second tier. His last appearance was against

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in 1924–25 after which he retired, and resumed his job as a cargo superintendent at Middlesbrough docks. In total he made 344 League appearances for Middlesbrough, scoring on 203 occasions. In 1925 he was committed for trial charged with manslaughter following the death of an 11 year old Italian boy whose body was found under his car. He was acquitted in November 1925.

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