His 59 goals in one season (1926–27) for Middlesbrough was a Football League record at the time, and has only been bettered once within the English game by Dixie Dean of Everton in 1927–28.

[4] After he had initially struggled for game time and almost joined Barnsley,[4] he made his first appearance of the season on 18 September 1926 after Jimmy McClelland had suffered an injury.

[5] In February 1927, Camsell broke the record for league goals in a season by a player, having overtaken Jimmy Cookson's haul of 44 (for Chesterfield in 1925–26).

[4] He played his last League game for Middlesbrough against Leicester City at Ayresome Park on 10 April 1939, in a 3–2 victory.

[4] After the war, he worked for Middlesbrough's backroom staff, firstly as a scout, where he discovered a young Brian Clough.

[4] Camsell retired in 1963 and died in 1966, aged 63, shortly before that year's World Cup.

A statue of George Camsell was subsequently erected outside the stadium, which was unveiled to the public on 2 September 2022.