George A. Kyle (6 November 1908 – 1998) was a Scottish footballer who made over 110 appearances in the Scottish League for East Stirlingshire as a goalkeeper. He also played league football for Dunfermline Athletic and Cowdenbeath and also in Wales for Bangor City.
Personal life Kyle was the grandfather of footballer Ray Allan. As a territorial, after the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Kyle was called into the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry. He went to France as part of the BEF in January 1940 and was later evacuated from Dunkirk. Kyle rose to the rank of sergeant major and after the war he became an amateur entertainer in Fife. He was named Cowdenbeath's "Citizen of the Year" in 1983.
Career statistics +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEast Stirlingshire1928–29Scottish Division Two190302201929–30370103801930–31190—190Total75040790Cowdenbeath1930–31Scottish Division One702090Dunfermline Athletic (loan)1931–32Scottish Division Two10000100East Stirlingshire1934–35Scottish Division Two7000701935–3632010330Total1140501190Career total1310701380
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