George Verney
William George Verney (1871–1950) was a footballer who made six appearances as a half-back, scoring once, in the FA Cup for Southampton St. Mary's between 1888 and 1896.[1] In March 1889, Verney was part of the St. Mary's team that played four matches to get past Cowes in the semi-final of the Hampshire Junior Cup, with the opening goal in the third replay resulting from his corner-kick, which he followed up by scoring the second goal when his shot went past the goalkeeper who had been charged by another player.The match was played at the Antelope Ground on a pitch that was frozen in places with "ankle deep mud" at the Infirmary End, but St. Mary's emerged victorious with Verney scoring one of five goals.[6] In March 1892, St. Mary's retained the Hampshire Senior Cup, with an easy 5–0 victory over a Medical Staff team.Although Verney remained with St. Mary's until 1896, his last two seasons were spent in the reserves and he made no Southern League appearances.