Lal Hilditch

Lal Hilditch

Personal information
Full name	George Clarence Hilditch
Date of birth	(1894-06-02)2 June 1894
Place of birth	Hartford, England
Date of death
Position(s)	Outside left Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
19??–19??	Hartford	?	(?)
19??–19??	Witton Albion	?	(?)
1915–1916	Altrincham	17	(18)
1916–1932	Manchester United	301	(7)
Managerial career
1926–1927	Manchester United (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Clarence "Lal" Hilditch (2 June 1894 – 31 October 1977), also known as Clarrie Hilditch, was an English footballer, and one of only two men to have been simultaneously a player and the manager at Manchester United (the other being Ryan Giggs).

Hilditch was born in Hartford, Cheshire, and began his playing career with Hartford, before playing for Witton Albion and Altrincham. He joined Manchester United as an outside left, but soon changed to his favoured half back position. In 1926, after John Chapman was suspended for unknown reasons, Hilditch took over the manager's job for the rest of the year in addition to his playing duties.

During his United career, he played 322 league games scoring 7 league goals. He retired in 1932, without winning any medals with the club.

Managerial statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Manchester United		October 1925	April 1927	30	9	7	14	30.00

External links

• Clarence Hildrith management career statistics at Soccerbase
• Profile at MUFCInfo.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jack Mew	Manchester United captain 1919–1922	Succeeded by Frank Barson