George Samuel Eccles (1874 – 18 December 1945) was an English footballer who played at right-back in the Football League and Southern League for Burslem Port Vale, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton, Preston North End, West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers.
[1] He featured once in the FA Cup and made 27 league appearances in the 1894–95 season, claiming one goal in a 4–4 draw with Newcastle United at the Athletic Ground on 6 October.
[1] On 26 February, when heading for a match against Notts County at Trent Bridge, he misread the train timetables.
[1] He played 17 league and two FA Cup games in the 1895–96 season, and broke his collarbone in February 1896.
He played 56 league games during his three seasons at Goodison Park before switching to Preston North End.