George Albert Ratcliffe (7 December 1876 – 4 June 1944) was an English footballer.

[3] Ratcliffe played his early football in the North Staffordshire League.

His football skills resulted in him being signed by Crewe Alexandra.

In 1900, Arnold Hills decided to bring in some experienced players to his new West Ham side.

The 1901-02 season was a big improvement and he ended up as joint top scorer with Billy Grassam, scoring 10 times in 24 games.