George Clark Payne (17 February 1887 – 1932) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left.
[2] Following two seasons back in the Southern League with Crystal Palace, for whom he scored prolifically,[3] he transferred to First Division club Sunderland in 1911.
[5] Serious wounds suffered in combat during the First World War brought an end to Payne's career.
[5] Payne was married to Miriam, sister of Hitchin-born footballing brothers George, Harry, Vic and Willie Furr.
[6] Payne served as a private in the Bedfordshire Regiment during the First World War and his football career was ended by a gunshot wound to the left thigh suffered in September 1918.