Wikipedia's first sentence called it “welsh professional footballer and wales international”. Today it says “welsh professional footballer who played for liverpool”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “George Harold "”. It now reads “Welsh footballer (1897–1958) George Harold "”.
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Harry" Beadles (28 September 1897 – 29 August 1958) was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Liverpool , Cardiff City , Southport and Dundalk , as well as the Wales national football team . A veteran of World War I , he served in the 7th battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers after enlisting at the age of just 16. He took part in operations in Turkey , where he was awarded the Serbian Gold medal for his actions in saving a Serbian officer, and Palestine . On his return to Britain, Beadles played amateur football for his local side Newtown and Liverpool based side Grayson's before being spotted by First Division side Liverpool , where he was part of consecutive First Division title winning sides in 1921–22 and 1922–23. However, he struggled to establish himself in the first team, making 18 appearances during his 3 seasons at Anfield . He joined Cardiff City in August 1924 where he spent less than two seasons, including playing in the 1925 FA Cup Final , before being sold to Sheffield Wednesday in an attempt to raise funds as the club experienced financial difficulties. Beadles never played a senior game for the first-team with Wednesday and he later finished his career with spells at Southport , where he was the club's top scorer for three consecutive seasons in the Third Division North , and Irish side Dundalk , where he served as player-manager. During his career, he made over 100 appearances in the Football League and won 2 caps for Wales in 1925.
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George Harold "Harry" Beadles (28 September 1897 – 29 August 1958) was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international .
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George Harold "Harry" Beadles (28 September 1897 – 29 August 1958) was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Liverpool , Cardiff City , Southport and Dundalk , as well as the Wales national football team .A veteran of World War I , where he served in the 7th battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers after enlisting at the age of just 16.He took part in operations in Turkey , where he was awarded the Serbian Gold medal for his actions in saving a Serbian officer, and Palestine .On his return to Britain, Beadles played amateur football for his local side Newtown and Liverpool based side Grayson's before being spotted by First Division side Liverpool , where he was part of consecutive First Division title winning sides in 1921–22 and 1922–23.However, he struggled to establish himself in the first team, making 18 appearances during his 3 seasons at Anfield .He joined Cardiff City in August 1924 where he spent less than two seasons, including playing in the 1925 FA Cup Final , before being sold to Sheffield Wednesday in an attempt to raise funds as the club experienced financial difficulties.Beadles never played a senior game for the first-team with Wednesday and he later finished his career with spells at Southport , where he was the club's top scorer for three consecutive seasons in the Third Division North , and Irish side Dundalk , where he served as player-manager.During his career, he made over 100 appearances in the Football League and won 2 caps for Wales in 1925.
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Welsh footballer George Harold "Harry" Beadles (28 September 1897 – 29 August 1958) was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Liverpool , Cardiff City , Southport and Dundalk , as well as the Wales national football team . A veteran of World War I , he served in the 7th battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers after enlisting at the age of 16. He took part in operations in Turkey , where he was awarded the Serbian Gold medal for his actions in saving a Serbian officer, and Palestine . On his return to Britain, Beadles played amateur football for his local side Newtown and Liverpool based side Grayson's before being spotted by First Division side Liverpool , where he was part of consecutive First Division title winning sides in 1921–22 and 1922–23. However, he struggled to establish himself in the first team, making 18 appearances during his 3 seasons at Anfield . He joined Cardiff City in August 1924 where he spent less than two seasons, including playing in the 1925 FA Cup Final , before being sold to Sheffield Wednesday in an attempt to raise funds as the club experienced financial difficulties. Beadles never played a senior game for the first-team with Wednesday and he later finished his career with spells at Southport , where he was the club's top scorer for three consecutive seasons in the Third Division North , and Irish side Dundalk , where he served as player-manager. During his career, he made over 100 appearances in the Football League and won 2 caps for Wales in 1925.
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welsh professional footballer who played for liverpool
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