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George McNestry was a club-hopping winger from County Durham
who only appeared in three games for Leeds. His main success came
at Coventry, where he found a regular first team place in the side
that pipped Luton for the Division 3 (South) title in 1936.
Richard Beck says: I was surfing the web. Your site interested me,
as George was one of our family, as Alice his mother and my Mam were
sisters as far as I can remember, Tom his father was one of the family
who lived in Blackhall Mill at the Burn, I was born in Chopwell in
1921, another of his family ran the top club in Chopwell for years and
still lives in the village, also another brother played goal for the
Institute. Funny enough I never met George, but I heard about him
from Dad. There are still some still alive in Chopwell. Sorry I could
not be more specific.
Anne Errington says: my father Bill was George McNestry's
brother. There are still a nephew and niece of George in Chopwell.
Tommy Dickinson says: My mother was Alice McNestry We lived at 16
blyth st Chopwell before we moved to 2 north terrace My mother used to
talk about him.Ilive in St,Louis. USA and my sister lives in
Leicester.Kate was the one who ran the Top Club
Andrea Stoddart (Reynolds) says: My grandfather Arthur Westell
(married Kate McNestry-top club Chopwell),was the one who got George
started in football. My grandfather played semi-professional football
for Willington, Crook-wonder if anyone knows anything about
that. After that he 'ran the lines' for at Sunderland. He took George
all over for football trials. He was very proud of George, I have a
clock that George bought my grandparents as a 'thank you'. Have 2
photographs of George in his 'football' gear. George's parents were
called Joseph and Mary Ann
Molly McNestry says: George McNestry was my grandpa I only met him
a couple times, because I live in Canada. I never saw him play
football either but my dad always tells me stories about him. This is
Molly again my dad also has all of Georges medals from back in the
day. I am 14 and live in Canada so that is why I never really new
George that well. My dad (John McNestry) is 61 and was George's only
son. George had one girl too, Margaret.
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